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The St. Louis Blues just have to hang on for one more game before returning to home ice. The Blues play in Arizona against the Phoenix Coyotoes March 25. The Coyotes, after storming to the top of the Pacific Division, now find themselves in second place in their division thanks to the Los Angeles Kings' shootout victory over the Blues March 22.
With every victory, St. Louis gets closer to clinching the one seed in the Western Conference playoffs. With one more victory, the Blues are assured of finishing no worse than the sixth seed in the postseason. St. Louis has an NHL-best 101 points going into the game. Phoenix has 86 points in a tight division race with four teams within two points of each other.
The Blues will try to win without the services of injured Andy McDonald who is listed as day-to-day with his shoulder injury. McDonald might have made a difference in the past two games, both tough losses.
Under normal circumstances, having the kind of effort the Blues did against the Los Angeles Kings will result in a victory. The only difficulty was that the Kings have a pretty good defensive and goaltending unit. Head coach Ken Hitchcock stated the two teams would play a "helluva series" in the playoffs.
St. Louis had 35 shots on goal, four above their per-game average. The Kings simply had defense that was just as good as St. Louis.
The Coyotes are just as offensively challenged as the Blues. They have scored 191 goals on the year, just three above the total of St. Louis. The difference is the Coyotes have had 46 more goals scored upon them than St. Louis. Just like most of the games this season, St. Louis simply needs to turn defensive stops into a goal-scoring opportunity.
After the road trip concludes, St. Louis has six games left with four at home. Three of those four home games feature division rivals. The Blues are an NHL-best 29-4-4 on home ice, as compared to just 17-16-5 on the road.
A victory against the Coyotes will mean better playoff security heading home to St. Louis.
William Browning was born in St. Louis and has been a lifelong Blues fan.
With every victory, St. Louis gets closer to clinching the one seed in the Western Conference playoffs. With one more victory, the Blues are assured of finishing no worse than the sixth seed in the postseason. St. Louis has an NHL-best 101 points going into the game. Phoenix has 86 points in a tight division race with four teams within two points of each other.
The Blues will try to win without the services of injured Andy McDonald who is listed as day-to-day with his shoulder injury. McDonald might have made a difference in the past two games, both tough losses.
Under normal circumstances, having the kind of effort the Blues did against the Los Angeles Kings will result in a victory. The only difficulty was that the Kings have a pretty good defensive and goaltending unit. Head coach Ken Hitchcock stated the two teams would play a "helluva series" in the playoffs.
St. Louis had 35 shots on goal, four above their per-game average. The Kings simply had defense that was just as good as St. Louis.
The Coyotes are just as offensively challenged as the Blues. They have scored 191 goals on the year, just three above the total of St. Louis. The difference is the Coyotes have had 46 more goals scored upon them than St. Louis. Just like most of the games this season, St. Louis simply needs to turn defensive stops into a goal-scoring opportunity.
After the road trip concludes, St. Louis has six games left with four at home. Three of those four home games feature division rivals. The Blues are an NHL-best 29-4-4 on home ice, as compared to just 17-16-5 on the road.
A victory against the Coyotes will mean better playoff security heading home to St. Louis.
William Browning was born in St. Louis and has been a lifelong Blues fan.
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