In St Louis Friday night, Jake Allen made 21 saves to keep the Blues in their series with the Nashville Predators after a 2-1 win in Game 5.
“I thought we just stuck to our game plan,” Allen said. “We didn’t get rattled, especially 
when they got that 5-on-3 there and they scored. We just kept with it and it paid off.”
Dmitrij Jaskin, playing in his Stanley Cup game of the season, had a goal for the Blues.
The goal helped the Blues close the series gap to 3-2 with the teams heading to Nashville for Game 6.
“It’s unbelievable,” Jaskin said. “What we had to do tonight, we did, and everybody’s happy. We can enjoy it now for a few minutes and then forget it and get another one.”
Jaden Schwartz struck with 25 seconds elapsed in the third period to give the Blues a 2-1 lead and eventual winner.
“I’m always proud of this group,” Alex Pietrangelo said. “The effort is always there. Sometimes we don’t execute the way we want, but tonight was resilient. Not an ideal 5-on-3 situation, but we found a way to bounce back. We know it might take us 60 minutes or more to get that win, but we stuck with it and [goalie Jake Allen] was great again.”
James Neal scored on a two-man advantage for the Preds to tie the game 1-1.
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Pekka Rinne made 30 saves in taking the los..
“They were good tonight. We didn’t play the game we wanted to play and it was still a tight game. We had a few chances at the end, couldn’t bury. But another battle in Game 6,” Rinne said.
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