Blues player of the game vs. Golden Knights: Brayden Schenn

Captain gets in fight with McNabb, sticking up for Saad, adds beautiful assist on tying goal of 2-1 OT loss against Golden Knights

ST. LOUIS -- The moment Brandon Saad went down and looked wobbly for a moment, there was no question who was jumping in to stick up for a teammate.

Even though Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb delivered a good hit that sent Saad into the boards and his head hitting the glass, Brayden Schenn was there to deliver a message.

It was the kind of message the captain has been delivering his entire NHL career and should be no surprise to those that have been cheering for him in St. Louis since 2017 before delivering a beautiful assist on Saad's tying third-period goal of a 2-1 overtime loss against the Golden Knights at Enterprise Center on Monday.

Schenn, who played 15:52 with four shot attempts, three hits and was 5-for-11 in the face-off dot, didn't hesitate to jump in when Saad, who missed the remainder of the first period, was belted at the 10:41 mark of the first period. 

"He's a buddy. He's from Saskatchewan. I train with him," Schenn said of McNabb. "That's just the playoff style atmosphere and you stick up for your teammates. I'm a firm believer in it doesn't matter who it is, you have to show that you care about your teammates. Obviously a hard hit by McNabb. Good to see Saader's OK."

With the Blues trailing 1-0 in the third, he delivered a beautiful assist, a backhand sauce feed to Saad with 5:07 to play in the game to help the Blues (38-30-4) gain at least a valuable point. He also had a chance to score in the third period, one of three posts/cross bars the Blues hit trying to win a game they desperately wanted in the third period.

"They're a good team; we fought hard," Schenn said. "You're not going to dominate the whole game, but I thought we came hard in the third and had some chances, lots of chances to score. ... It's nice to come away with one point, had a chance in OT. 

"We played them hard and we're going to carry the momentum over to the next game. This team isn't going to quit fighting. We're going to go all the way to the finish. We still believe in here we can make the playoffs."