The Blues are starting to climb, and this week gives them a chance to keep moving in the right direction.
St. Louis enters the week at 7-6-1 with 15 points, and the recent form has been solid enough to keep them in the mix.
They’re 6-4-0 over their last 10, which has them sitting in a technically playoff position for now. They’ve played two fewer games than the San Jose Sharks and hold the tiebreaker over the Nashville Predators, who also have 15 points.
But early November doesn’t mean much if the wins don’t keep coming, and the Blues head out on the road for three games before returning home next week.
The trip opens Monday night against the New York Rangers, a team that has had a rough start and has gone 3-6-1 in its last 10. The Rangers have been dealing with the loss of all-star goaltender Igor Shesterkin, and backup Joonas Korpisalo still hasn’t come back from season-opening injured reserve.
That has pushed 24-year old Dylan Garand into a bigger role, and he helped stabilize things for a while. Lately, though, the results have slipped.
Garand has lost his last four starts in regulation while posting an .845 SV% and 3.80 GAA. St.
Louis will be on the road, but this is the kind of game it can grab if it comes out ready and keeps putting pucks on net.
The tougher test comes Thursday against the New Jersey Devils. The Devils are starting to look like the contender they’ve been talked up as over the last few seasons, and the addition of arguably the best goaltender in the world only strengthens that case.
They’re 9-5-0, second in the Metropolitan Division, and 7-3-0 over their last 10. At home, they’ve been even better, going 6-2-0.
That makes this one a much steeper climb for the Blues.
Then on Saturday, St. Louis wraps the trip in Nashville against a Predators team that looks better in the standings than it has played.
The Predators are 5-4-5, but the overtime losses have padded the point total enough to leave them tied with the Blues. Their recent stretch has been shaky, too, as they’ve gone 3-3-4 in their last 10.
There’s also some uncertainty hanging over the roster, with general manager Chris McFarland having spoken to veteran players about the possibility of trades if the season starts poorly. Nashville has already made one deal, though it was essentially a swap of two young players who could use a fresh start.
For St. Louis, the message is straightforward: these are the kinds of division games that matter. If the Blues want to keep building toward a playoff spot, they need to take care of business when the schedule gives them a chance.
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