ST LOUIS, Mo – The St. Louis Blues had a fairly successful week winning three of their four games. Despite the one loss, St. Louis is within four points of the number eight spot in the Western Conference which is needed to make the playoffs. The Blues have four games remaining this week including two against playoff teams (Chicago and Nashville), one against Columbus whom is already out of the playoffs, and one game against Anaheim who is in a similar situation as the St. Louis Blues.
Schedule Results of the Past Week:
March 28, 2010
Blues 2, Edmonton 1
Keith Tkachuk scored the game winning goal on his 38th birthday to defeat the Oilers. Erik Johnson scored the game tying goal in the second period with assists coming from T.J. Oshie and Paul Kariya. The win places the Blues within six points of eighth place Colorado as the season begins to wind to an end.
Blues 4, Chicago 2
Alexander Steen’s 22nd and 23rd goals led the Blues past the high flying Blackhawks as the St. Louis Blues won their third straight game. Erik Johnson scored for the second straight game to help St. Louis continue their hunt for the playoffs. Chris Mason made 32 saves on 34 shots for the Blues to win his 27th game this season.
Nashville 3, Blues 2
Patric Hornqvist led the Predators past St. Louis assisting on all three of Nashville’s goals. Andy McDonald and Alexander Steen scored for St. Louis who gave away a two goal lead by giving up three unanswered goals. The Blues are running out of time to move into the playoff position with only a few games remaining on their schedule and no one showing any weakness in the standings ahead of them.
Blues 2, Dallas 1
T.J. Oshie opened the scoring for St. Louis early in the second period with his 17th goal of the season. Despite a game tying goal by Brendan Morrow, Chris Mason would be fantastic in net stopping 24 of 25 shots for his 28th win of the season. Carlo Colaiacovo scored the game winning goal midway through the third period, the goal is his eighth of the season.
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