A recent win over the Vancouver Canucks pushed the St. Louis Blues into a Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.
Vincent Trocheck scored at 24 seconds of overtime to give the Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Wild on Wednesday night.
Blues showdown on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+) could swing the race. Plus, full playoff projections, draft lottery ...
The Minnesota Wild lost 5-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights on home ice on Tuesday night. It was the Wild's second consecutive ...
Calgary remained four points behind the St. Louis Blues, who won 6-1 against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
The race for the Western Conference's second wild-card spot is by no means a two-team showdown -- but the two teams tied in standings points for that position are squaring off on Thursday.