It wasn't long ago that St. Louis Blues defenseman Nick Leddy didn't know if he could play hockey again this season.
The Blues lost 2-1 in overtime to the LA Kings, but there have been plenty of signs lately that they're playing for each other.
Quinton Byfield scored the game-winning goal 27 seconds into overtime for the Los Angeles Kings, who snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
For a determined effort, playing shorthanded and on the second of a back-to-back, that was a tough way for the St. Louis ...
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While Nick Leddy joined Cam Fowler on a pairing, the Blues functionally used Philip Broberg and Justin Faulk as their top unit on Friday in Anaheim.