Blues 2, Red Wings 0

Fans observe a moment of silence in memory of Mike Ilitch before the start of the game.

Fans observe a moment of silence in memory of Mike Ilitch before the start of the game.

Detroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser and St. Louis right wing Vladimir Tarasenko battle for the puck in the first period at Joe Louis Arena, in Detroit, February 15, 2017. (David Guralnick / The Detroit News)

Detroit center Dylan Larkin and St. Louis defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk battle for the puck in the first period.

St. Louis right wing Ryan Reaves tries to keep the puck away from Detroit center Luke Glendening, on the ice, and center Riley Sheahan in the first period.

Detroit left wing Tomas Tatar battles for the puck with St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester and goalie Carter Hutton in the first period.

Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg and St. Louis left wing Ivan Barbashev battle for the puck in the first period.

Detroit center Riley Sheahan and St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester battle for the puck in the first period. Photos are of the Detroit.

St. Louis center Jori Lehtera tries to get the puck past Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek in the second period.

Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou tries to steal the puck away from St. Louis left wing David Perron in the second period.

Detroit center Frans Nielsen and St. Louis left wing Kenny Agostino battle for the puck in the second period.

Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek and the rest of the team wore a "Mr. I" patch on their shoulder in memory of Mike Ilitch, who died last week.

Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek stops the puck in front of St. Louis center Jori Lehtera in the second period.

St. Louis left wing Magnus Paajarvi and Detroit defenseman Xavier Ouellet battle for the puck in the second period.

St. Louis left wing Kenny Agostino tries to get the puck past Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek and defenseman Nick Jensen in the second period.

St. Louis left wing Magnus Paajarvi races the puck towards Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek in the second period.

Detroit center Dylan Larkin and St. Louis left wing Magnus Paajarvi battle for the puck in the second period.

St. Louis goalie Carter Hutton covers the puck as Detroit center Dylan Larkin tries to score in the third period.

Detroit right wing Anthony Mantha keeps the puck away from St. Louis defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk in the third period.

Detroit center Frans Nielsen moves the puck away from St. Louis left wing David Perron in the third period.

St. Louis center Patrik Berglund received a hooking penalty on this play with Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg and left wing Tomas Tatar in the third period.

Detroit left wing Justin Abdelkader tries to get the puck past St. Louis goalie Carter Hutton in the third period.

Detroit center Dylan Larkin tries to steal the puck away from St. Louis left wing Alexander Steen in the third period.

Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith tries to steal the puck away from St. Louis right wing Vladimir Tarasenko in the third period.

Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith and St. Louis left wing Alexander Steen battle for the puck in the third period.

Detroit center Dylan Larkin keeps the puck away from St. Louis center Jori Lehtera in the third period.

Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou moves the puck around the back of St. Louis' goal in the third period.

Detroit left wing Thomas Vanek is pushed to the ice by St. Louis center Jori Lehtera in the third period.

Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg hits St. Louis goalie Carter Hutton in the face mask with the puck in the third period.

The two teams battle for the puck in front of St. Louis' net in the third period.

The puck squirts loose as the two teams battle in front of St. Louis' net in the third period.