NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Something marvelous may unfold April 4.
The Stanley Cup playoffs might unofficially begin on a Saturday afternoon at the Pepsi Center.
The St. Louis Blues, defending Cup champions, will close out the regular season against the Avalanche in Denver on April 4. And at the rate they’re going, this game could determine the Central Division champion and No. 1 Western Conference playoff seed.
The fifth and final regular-season meeting between the Blues and Avs won’t just be the rubber match, as both teams have won twice at home. It might determine which team would face the playoff-poised Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs — and which team opens against the conference’s eighth and final seed, which is wild card No.