The St. Louis Blues got a much-needed win in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series against the Chicago Blackhawks, but that doesn’t mean their coach was satisfied with everything they did.
During his post-game press conference, Ken Hitchcock compared his team’s defending (at times) to the Washington Generals basketball team. That, of course, isn’t a good thing. The Generals were “famous” for losing thousands of games to the Harlem Globetrotters.
Hitchcock may have been referring to his team’s performance in the second period when they allowed the ‘Hawks to take 24 shots on goal.
Hitch doesn't think Blues have held Kane and Co. down offensively: "Quite frankly we looked like the Washington Generals a few times."
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) April 17, 2016
Hitch on Chicago's 24 second-period shots: "That's how many shots they had? Wow, that's pretty good." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) April 17, 2016
Their defending may not have been up to Hitch’s standards, but they did enough to win. The Blues benefited from a hot power play and some lucky bounces. Two of St. Louis’ goals were scored on the man-advantage, including Jaden Schwartz’s game-winner.
The Blues also got a favorable bounce when Patrik Berglund’s shot went off Michal Rozsival, off the ice and in the net.
Game 4 goes Tuesday night in Chicago.