NHL - St Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings 2-1 - Wednesday, January 21, 2016

Goalie Brian Elliott made 29 saves and the Blues held on for a 2-1 win against the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Elliott has won five of six starts in place of injured Jake Allen (knee).
After the morning skate, Ken Hitchcock thought Carl Gunnarsson would be able to return from an upper-body injury. Colton Parayko was ill and didn't skate in the morning and was scratched. But Hitchcock found out Gunnarsson wouldn't be able to play about two and a half hours before the game.
Ty Rattie and Dmitrij Jaskin scored for St. Louis. Alex Pietrangelo had two assists. Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit, which has 20 goals in its past 11 games and 16 in its past eight. Petr Mrazek made 18 saves.
Zetterberg made it 2-1 with 2:13 left in the third period on a power-play goal with Mrazek pulled for a 6-on-4 advantage. Zetterberg scored from the right circle through a screen for his eighth goal. Hitchcock challenged the goal, saying Elliott was interfered with, but it was upheld.
Rattie gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead with 1:59 left in the first period. Pietrangelo's shot from the right point deflected off Rattie's leg for his third goal. Jaskin made it 2-0 with 7:47 left in the third period. He took a pass from Backes in the neutral zone, carried the puck down the middle of the ice, split Mike Green and Jonathan Ericsson and made a forehand-to-backhand move to beat Mrazek for his third goal. Red Wings left wing Tomas Tatar was a late scratch because he was ill. He was replaced by Joakim Andersson.

Blues Quotes

David Backes: "The Red Wings are a good team and this is always a tough building to play in. It seems like the fans are right on top of you. We had only five defensemen and we were able to do the little things."
Ken Hitchcock: "We had to change our defensive structure. We've done it three times in the past couple of weeks. The guys have been able to adjust."
David Backes: "Everything he saw he stopped. He kept us in the game and we were able to reward him with a couple of goals and get him the win."
Ty Rattie: "I'll take 'em any way they come. I didn't see this one. Off my shin pad."
Dmitrij Jaskin: "Just trying to get the puck settled down. And when I got over [the blue line], I just drove to the net."