From a half-empty perspective, Ken Hitchcock has never coached the St. Louis Blues to a Game 6 victory on any level of playoffs. But from a half-full perspective, the Blues could be a few minor adjustments away from competing in their first Stanley Cup round since 1970.
One area that could use improvement is St. Louis’s special teams units, which combined for a 106.66 percent power play plus penalty kill rate in the regular season. Not only are the Blues behind this total in the Western Conference Finals by nearly 5 percent, but the Sharks have the best playoff rate of power play plus penalty kill at 108.