The St. Louis Blues are starting to get things together, especially now that Jarsolav Halak seems to be over his groin injury.
After a tough 1-0 OT loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Halak won in his second game back as the Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday. The Blues would’ve been forced into overtime once again if Halak, 27, didn’t make this unusual stop:
Halak provided his perspective on that save to NHL.com’s Lou Korac:
“I just tried to reach for it,” Halak said. “It came out, but lucky for us, our guys were there after.”