Kevin Shattenkirk had an assist in St. Louis' 2-1 overtime win on Tuesday.

Shattenkirk logged 20:56 minutes in Game 1 of the Blues' first-round series, which ranked him fifth among Blues defenseman. After adding Jay Bouwmeester and Jordan Leopold, St. Louis' defense is incredibly deep and could propel them deep into the playoffs.

The acquisition of minute-eating defenseman Jay Bouwmeester from Calgary is expected to cut into the ice time of Kevin Shattenkirk.

"Bouwmeester takes some of the minutes that Shatty plays on the penalty kill and that will put Shatty on the ice more on the power play," coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We've already talked to him about that. He knows that and understands it. Bouwmeester is at his best when he's logging all the 5 on 5 and PK minutes." Shattenkirk has produced a goal and an assist in his past two games after he went eight consecutive contests without a point. He has 21 points in 34 matches on the year.

Before their Feb. 1 game against Detroit, the Blues were leading the NHL in fewest shots against with 20.3 per game.

But in two of their three recent losses, they allowed the Red Wings 31 and 29 shot attempts. The 16 goals the team has permitted in its last three games is two more than it has surrendered in its first seven games. Explaining the increased numbers, defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk said, "It's just panic. We're just not really trusting each other in the defensive zone and trying to do other people's jobs. That trust that we had last year and the beginning of this season in the defensive zone is what makes us so sound defensively. The lack of trust and responsibility in our defensive zone has been ultimately what's leading to these prime scoring chances that we're giving up to other teams. Once that happens, you see that confusion in the defensive zone and it just starts to pour on and open up, and it's just a matter of time before they're going to put one in."