Allen was named the league's No. 2 star for the week ending Feb. 12, Tom Timmerman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. He went 3-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .967 save percentage.

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The recognition comes less than a month after Allen's job as St. Louis' starting goalie was in peril. He survived getting pulled from three consecutive starts and being left home for a road trip to reclaim the Blues top spot in net. St. Louis coach Mike Yeo credits Allen's renewed confidence as the prime factor, but the coach also helped with a new defensive scheme in front of the goalie.