ST. LOUIS (AP) Though it was a crowd-pleaser, St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray would like his next win to come with a little less excitement.
on Saturday. The 17,868 fans also saw Kings goalie Yutaka most of the contest.
to me," Murray said.
"It had to be fun. It was a lot of downs. I would rather it wasn't quite that exciting.
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one-goal deficits with each of their first three goals. Only once did two goals separate the teams, when Denis through the third period gave the Blues a 6-4 lead.
Fukufuji, the first Japanese player to play in the NHL, entered to start the third in relief of Barry Brust.
He faced five shots, but allowed Wideman's goal 7:32 into the period.
Brust allowed five goals in the first two periods.
an injured finger.
Fukufuji became the first Japanese player to dress for an NHL game Dec. 16 against Dallas in another emergency stint.
"I was so nervous," he said.
"But I was very excited, too."
both on the power play.
St.
Louis scored three times out of eight power-play chances. for 28 penalty minutes, including 12 in the final period.
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