Blues captain Brayden Schenn, right, celebrates with teammate Jordan Kyrou after scoring against Anaheim 41 seconds into the game on Sunday, March 16, at Enterprise Center. Schenn was honored beforehand for recently playing in his 1,th NHL game.
Captain in trade rumors? Allow four power-play goals in one game? Rebound to kill 12 of the next Lose their best defenseman for six weeks , and his running mate for one night? Next men up. Have airplane mechanical issues that force them to stay in Minnesota on Saturday night and land Sunday eight hours before facing a rested Ducks squad? The Blues responded to their latest obstacle with a drubbing of the Ducks on Sunday night at Enterprise Center, a win that moved them into a tie with Vancouver for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference playoffs.
The Canucks own the tiebreaker because they have played one fewer game than the Blues. With 14 games remaining in the regular season, the Blues have put themselves in position to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since At the end of the day, you need a strong week here. I thought we did a heck of a job flying on game day today and coming out and starting the way we did. Entering Monday, Vancouver 67 games played and St.
Louis 68 games each had 73 points. Calgary 65 games and Utah 67 games both have 71 points. By points percentage, the Flames have the best record.
The Canucks, Blues and Flames each have 24 regulation wins, which is the first tiebreaker used when every team is equal in games played. Vancouver, St. Louis and Utah each have 29 regulation and overtime wins, the second tiebreaker at year end. We came back, changed a few things, tightened some stuff up in practice.
