Jaroslav Halak turned aside all 22 shots he faced for his fourth
shutout in seven games and veteran Jamie Langenbrunner scored midway
into the second period as the St. Louis Blues continued their dominance
at home with a 1-0 triumph over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. St.
Louis, which improved to 22-3-4 at the Scottrade Center this season,
moved past the idle Nashville Predators and into second place in the
Central Division. The Blues sit four points behind the front-running
Detroit Red Wings. Halak preserved his fifth shutout of the
season and 21st of his career by stopping Justin Williams on the
doorstep with just under five minutes remaining in the third period.
With the victory, Halak improved to 6-2-0 in his career versus the
Kings. After a scoreless first period, the Blues finally broke at 8:58 of the second. Matt
D'Agostini overcame a hip check by Kings defenseman Drew Doughty to
ignite a 2-on-1 rush. D'Agostini then fed Langenbrunner, who ...
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