Well, when they happen like that, it’s never something you made up.

But for the second straight game to start the season, the St. Louis Blues trailed by several goals only to hang on in the end.

This time he spoiled Macklin Celebrini’s NHL debut with the San Jose Sharks in a 5-4 overtime win on Thursday at SAP Center.

The Blues (2-0-0), who trailed 2-0 in the second period against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday before scoring three goals in a 3-2 win, trailed 4-1 early in the third period, before they scored again. One of those comeback victories was Justin Faulk’s equalizer in the final minute with a goal from the sixth attacker and Brayden Schenn’s winner in the first minute of overtime.

Let’s take a look at observations from another comeback win.

* FIRST PERIOD – Let’s face it, this whole comeback stuff could have been avoided in the first 20 minutes when the Blues came out like gangbusters, peppering Sharks goalkeeper Mackenzie Blackwood with 22 shots and some of them quality scoring chances.

But the Blues apparently prefer flair to drama.

Somehow they came out of halftime trailing 1-2. We won’t go into all the details about who could have scored and when, but we just know that being 2-1 down was an incredible injustice.

The opening goal that Celebrini scored to make it 1-0 was a stroke of luck for San Jose to say the least, but hey, the kid is 18 and you only score your first NHL goal once, but his spin-o-rama on the right edge Blues- Defenseman Ryan Suter burst into the slot off Matthew Kessel’s right skate and passed a surprised Joel Hofer.

You know what they say, (insert your own adjective) happens.

But Pavel Buchnevich would quickly restore order for the Blues when his chance on a 2-on-1 with Jordan Kyrou was deflected by Sharks defender Jan Rutta and headed through Blackwood at 8:51 or 1:50 after the Celebrini goal , to level the game 1-1 and at this point you think the Blues will take the game with the amount of scoring chances they have already had.

The Sharks scored a late goal at 17:14 from Tyler Toffoli after a clever shot from behind the net by Celebrini to take a 2-1 lead.

It just looked like Blues defenseman Nick Leddy was caught watching the puck, unaware that Toffoli was the dangerous man in the bottom slot, and got burned after the initial shot from the right point to Celebrini who scored two points in his first 20 minutes in the NHL.

* SECOND PERIOD – The Blues needed to feel like they could still take control of the game if they played mostly like they did in the first third.

But the second half was lackluster to say the least.

They didn’t get their first shot on goal until about seven minutes into the first game, 22 minutes into the game; Nathan Walker was called for a slash at 7:53, a penalty he had to take to prevent a dangerous scoring opportunity, but San Jose made the Blues pay with a goal from Fabian Zetterlund at 8:26, making it 3-3. 1-Compensation.

On this play, Leddy got out of position again, falling behind at the back post and leaving Zetterlund alone to intercept Mikael Granlund’s precise pass.

Then Kasperi Kapanen received an ill-advised slash at 10:49, but the Blues were able to fend off that blow and give themselves a chance to get right back into the game when Cody Ceci was whistled for stalling at 16:55.

Instead, things got even worse for the Blues and they lost 17-7 when Robert Thomas was pocketed on a zone entry at the blue line. Barclay Goodrow was heading the other way, and after Hofer made the first save, Goodrow somehow managed to block Hofer’s shorthanded shot from behind the net, contributing to the 4-1 final score at 17:37, which was almost The coffin was tight on this one.

The Blues’ top players failed to get the job done and it almost seemed like another dismal defeat for the Sharks.

* THIRD PERIOD – I thought the Blues got back to work in the third period and wore down the Sharks, led by the Walker, Radek Faksa, Alexey Toropchenko line (the “WTF” line), which contributed to the first two goals Faksa And Suterin the first 6:11 to turn a 4-1 deficit into a 4-3 game.

There just seemed to be so much more life in the skaters, and the fourth line provided the needed spark with hard work and determination.

With almost 14 minutes left to score a potential equalizer or even the winning goal, the Sharks were left with the Blues, who outscored them 10-3 in the third period, hunting for more.

They had a couple of close calls with Blackwood, but no equalizer…until Faulk struck with 47 seconds left and Hofer was left on the bench for a sixth attacker.

The Blues were able to maintain possession, with the final shift coming from Thomas leaving the puck for Faulk, and with Jake Neighbors at his usual net front, Faulk fired a shot from the edge of the left circle along the wall past the Neighbors screen and through Blackwood .

High spirits among the guests, dejection among the home team, who squandered a three-goal lead.

* OVER TIME — You almost had the feeling that the Blues were going to win this game, and after winning the opening duel, the Sharks never had possession of the ball, and Schenn made no mistake as he raced through the neutral zone – past Celebrini – with A wrist throw away from the post and back in after 45 seconds to win.

It was probably a game where the Blues deserved better fate in the first 20 minutes and simply had to fight until the end.

It’s not a habit they want to develop on a regular basis, but showing this kind of resilience could go a long way in the end.

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