from Benjamin Hochman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

Biggest win of the year.

Got to call it that.

What we saw out of the Blues on Saturday in Pittsburgh was stupefying, even in a vacuum. But then consider their previous game, in Ottawa.

They couldn’t have played worse against perhaps their worst opponent of the season.

And then Saturday, they couldn’t have played better against one of the better opponents.

St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 1.

Besides the Blues getting the win, Saturday’s game was reassurance of insurance — a reminder that the Blues can count on non-All-Stars to actually contribute offensively. That’s rather important in the postseason (the Blues have to get there, first).

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Below, watch the highlights from the game.