The Blues got a late power play when Kirk Maltby was sent off for a ticky-tack face-off interference call. This time, though, they weren’t terribly dangerous with the man advantage.

By failing to convert that power play, the Blues gave Detroit…

Chris Mason continued making big saves to keep the Blues in the lead.

At the other end, the relentless Jay McClement couldn’t quite beat Chris Osgood one on one with his backhand shot.

Then T.J. Oshie took a tough-break penalty, shooting the…

With Red Wings power forward Tomas Holmstrom off for roughing, the Blues got an early power-play opportunity in the third period.

David Backes created a scoring chance by driving the net and T.J. Oshie nearly got the conversion. Brad Boyes had…

It would seem Paul Kariya has his legs back.

When the Red Wings turned the puck over at the Blues blue line, the puck went back the other way. T.J. Oshie and Paul Kariya jumped on the opportunity.

Oshie got the puck…

The Blues checking line tied the game 3-3 by exploiting some Red Wings sloppiness.

Center Jay McClement stole the Blue at Detroit’s blue line, broke in on left wing and threw a sharp-angle shot on goal.

Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood spit…

This is what the Blues missed last year:Paul Kariya, back from surgical repairs on both hips, stepped in from the point to beat Chris Osgood on the power play.

Not a bad first unit there: Kairya and Erik Johnson on the…

Alex Steen’s double-minor penalty for high-sticking put the Blues penalty killers on the spot agian.

They did a stellar job and nearly thwarted the Red Wings for the full four minutes . . . but Ville Leino managed to convert a…

With the Red Wings buzzing in the Blues zone, Barret Jackman had to trip skilled forward Pavel Datsyuk to keep up.

That put the Red Wings on the power play. Right away, Jay McClement hooked Henrik Zetterberg — who challenged Chris…

Brad Winchester and T.J. Oshie jumped on the ice and helped sustain a forecheck on the Red Wings. Winchester used his muscle along the wall to gain control of the puck.

And then Jay McClement, still on the ice from his…

I hope you got to enjoy this game on the tube. I bumped into many hockey fans running around town today, looking for a sports bar that actually got this game.

Thank-you, Gary Bettman, for sticking the NHL on Versus.

And thanks,…