SUNRISE (SportsDirect Inc.) — The St. Louis Blues are trying to hold off Nashville for third place in the Central Division as they hit the road for the final time of the regular season with a visit to the skidding Florida Panthers on Thursday.
The Blues hold a one-point edge and a game in hand over both the Predators and the wild card-leading Calgary Flames with three games remaining.
St. Louis, which had its nine-game point streak (7-0-2) halted in a 5-2 home loss to Winnipeg, has a magic number of three points to wrap up third place in the Central and set up a first-round playoff matchup against the Minnesota Wild.