Elliott, Blues shutout Predators

The banged-up St. Louis Blues are back from break, and they just beat the Nashville Predators for the fourth time of the regular season.

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​This game was extremely boring. C'mon, you know it's true. 

The Blues didn't register a shot until midway through the first. They only had four shots by the time the first period ended... I wasn't sitting on the edge of my seat during that game.

Props to those of you who haven't fallen asleep while watching this game #bluesbuzz

— Blues Buzz (@bluesbuzzblog) February 3, 2016

The story here was the goalies. Hands down. I thought we were going to a shootout until the final minutes of the game. 

But, to my pleasant surprise, the Blues sent home the remaining fans at the (half-filled) Bridgestone Arena home with their heads to the ground.

With 1:05 left in regulation, Robby Fabbri swung around the Predator's goal. He found Alex Pietrangelo, who ripped a slap shot. The puck deflected off of Troy Brouwer before it found its way past Pekka Rinne. Brouwer's 10th of the season gave the blues a late 1-0 lead.

.@TroyBrouwer36 scored late. And when you score the GWG w/ 1:05 left, you get the @WarriorHockey​ Play of the Game.https://t.co/G6q9kGncyq

— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) February 3, 2016

Luckily, the Blues held on to tally their first win back from the All-Star break. They host the Sharks on Thursday, 7:00 p.m. 

Here's Brouwer's postgame interview:

Troy Brouwer deflected an Alex Pietrangelo shot for the only goal of the #stlblues 1-0 win. #STLvsNSH @stlouisblueshttps://t.co/WgKeNda6K9

— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) February 3, 2016

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