Blues Grab Game #3 – Take Series Lead

Dallas Drake scored twice and Scott Young added three assists as the St. Louis Blues smacked San Jose 6-3 last night in Game #3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series. The Blues scored three times in the first period and then held off a furious third-period by San Jose. The Sharks outshot St. Louis 13-1 over the final 20 minutes, and 38-22 for the game. Roman Turek made 35 saves between the pipes and the Blues strangled the Sharks power-play. San Jose went 0-7 with the man advantage. Game #4 is tonight in San Jose a 9:30 p.m.