Generally strong defensive play and timely offense has the St. Louis Blues rolling toward the new year.
The Minnesota Wild appear to be returning to their elite form in their own end -- which seems to point to a low-scoring affair in Thursday night's matchup at Scottrade Center.
St. Louis (23-12-4) defeated Nashville 4-3 in overtime Tuesday, winning for the sixth time in eight games on Alexander Steen's goal with under a minute remaining. The Blues, though, blew a two-goal lead when the Predators scored twice in a 2:20 span late in the third -- the second goal coming with 1:32 remaining.