Although St. Louis didn't score in the first period, it had 10 shots on goal, hit the post three times and missed the net on multiple chances.
"[Husso] made a couple big saves for us early, and I think that jump-started us all," Thomas said. "I think we came out with the right mindset. We were attacking early. Even though we didn't score (in the first period), I thought we had a ton of chances that could have easily gone in. I've definitely been liking our starts as of late."
The Blues were able to carry that period over into the second and pull away from the Coyotes, Tourigny said.
"We gave up 17 scoring chances against five in the first," Tourigny said. "It was 0-0, but that was just blowing smoke.
"There was a big-boy game tonight. They were big, fast, on us, hit, and we had no answer."