I think the crowd was quiet cause they knew the team was getting outplayed badly. I went and watched the latter part of the game with my dad, and late in the 3rd period, I actually said to him, "Hear how the crowd is dead silent? Not surprising because the team is playing terrible." When the winning goal was scored, I was like, well, better to get it over now rather than delay the inevitable and have it happen in OT. Once the Avs tied it up in the 3rd, then winning the game just felt inevitable.
Gary, sadly, we will never know what would have happened had Binnington not gotten hurt, but I like to think the Blues would have had a good chance to win it.