News Category: St. Louis Blues

Blues, Kraken clash with sights set on next season

The St. Louis Blues stayed in the Western Conference wild-card race until the final week of the regular season. But they were mathematically eliminated from the playoffs on Friday, so now they will be fully focused on building momentum for the future when they face the visiting Seattle Kraken on Sunday afternoon. The Blues (42-33-5, 89 points) hope to use this season’s strong finish as a springboard to better things in 2024-25. They have gone

Streaking Hurricanes crave more entering matchup with Blues

The Carolina Hurricanes look to keep the good times rolling when they visit the St. Louis Blues on Friday. The Hurricanes (50-22-7, 107 points) are 14-3-1 since March 7 and have won five of their past six, including a three-game winning streak heading into the contest against the Blues. They’re coming off a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday and have outscored the opposition 19-7 in their past six games. Four of those

Blues turning to youngsters as time runs out, face Blackhawks next

The St. Louis Blues earned just three of a possible six points out of their recent three-game road trip, which pushed them to the brink of elimination from a playoff berth. Given his team’s math problem, Blues coach Drew Bannister has been giving younger players more responsibility during the closing games of the season. That process will continue when the Blues (41-32-5, 87 points) host the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Rookie winger Zack Bolduc scored

Ducks to show off prized rookie Leo Carlsson to Blues

The rebuilding Anaheim Ducks haven’t had much to celebrate while going 2-12-1 during their past 15 games. But rookie center Leo Carlsson continues to show why he was the second overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. The 19-year-old scored a highlight-reel goal in the team’s 3-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken Friday. He will have the full attention of the St. Louis Blues (40-32-5, 85 points) when they face the Ducks (25-48-4, 54) on

Blues can’t afford another setback against Sharks

The St. Louis Blues will work to keep their slim Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. St. Louis (40-32-4) sits seven points behind Los Angeles for the second wild card from the Western Conference with six games remaining. The Blues had won eight of their previous 11 games (8-2-1) before a 6-3 loss at the Nashville Predators on Thursday while the Kings were beating the Sharks 2-1.

Predators hope to shake off late-season rut vs. Blues

A three-game skid has turned the Nashville Predators into potential prey. As the Predators prepare to host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, it is with an opportunity to make a statement about how difficult they will be to catch. The Predators (43-28-4, 90 points) hold the Western Conference’s top wild-card spot and have a six-point edge on the Blues (40-31-4, 84 points), with the Los Angeles Kings in between the teams. Nashville and St.

Desperately needing wins, Blues face red-hot Oilers

During the first month of the season, the Edmonton Oilers didn’t look like a playoff team, and Connor McDavid didn’t look like a scoring champion. Their appearance is much different these days. After starting the season 2-9-1, the Oilers have gone 43-14-3 heading into their game Monday night against the Blues in St. Louis. After scoring two goals and earning eight assists in his first 11 games, McDavid scored 27 goals and earned 88 assists

Trying to stay alive in playoff race, Blues face struggling Sharks

As the St. Louis Blues try to stay alive in the Western Conference playoff race, they will take points any way they can get them. After escaping an uneven performance against the Calgary Flames with a 5-3 victory Thursday night, they will seek a better effort against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday. The Blues needed a successful offside challenge, which erased a game-tying goal, to beat Calgary. The Flames lost another goal due

Blues’ next chance to tighten wild-card race comes vs. Flames

The St. Louis Blues missed a golden opportunity to tighten the Western Conference wild-card race when they suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. That setback raised the stakes for St. Louis as it prepares for Thursday’s meeting with the visiting Calgary Flames. “This team isn’t going to quit fighting,” Blues captain Brayden Schenn said. “We’re going to go all the way to the finish. We still believe in here

Banged-up Golden Knights meet streaking Blues

Despite battling injuries all season, the Vegas Golden Knights still lead the race for the second Western Conference wild-card playoff spot. They will try to increase that margin Monday when they visit the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. The Golden Knights (38-25-7) currently sit just inside the current bracket with 83 points in 70 games. The Blues (38-30-3) are the first team outside the bracket with 79 points in 71 games. Vegas has won