Preview: Blues vs. Flames | St. Louis Blues

When: Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. CT
The place: Enterprise Middle in St, Louis, MO
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Hear: 101 ESPN, Blues App
Tickets: On-line at ticketmaster.com

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BLUES The St. Louis Blues (20-20-4) are gearing up for a pivotal week that may form the outlook of their playoff probabilities as they host consecutive video games in opposition to a Western Convention opponent, the Calgary Flames, on Tuesday and Thursday.

With the playoff image taking form, the struggle for a Wild Card spot is on. Whereas there are solely two Wild Card spots obtainable within the Western Convention, the Flames and Blues are neck-and-neck to earn a spot. Presently the Flames are within the second Wild Card spot with 49 factors, with the Blues trailing two spots behind them with 44 factors.

Tuesday will mark the second assembly between the 2 groups this season. Of their first encounter on Dec. 5, the Blues earned a 4-3 additional time victory, which marked their fourth straight win over the Flames.

On Saturday, the Blues fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1, after the offense struggled to resolve goaltender Jet Greaves. The Blues’ lone purpose got here from defenseman Colton Parayko within the closing 10.5 seconds of the sport.

Following Saturday’s loss, Head Coach Jim Montgomery expressed his disappointment with the staff’s inconsistency and gradual begins, emphasizing the necessity for a psychological shift transferring ahead.

“You have to actually worry and respect this league, or it’ll humble you,” Montgomery mentioned. “We get humbled loads. It’s a psychological preparation factor that we have simply obtained to have the ability to come to video games and that is the way in which we begin video games, that is the way in which we begin the second, that is the way in which we end the second.”

The Blues look to rewrite the narrative on Tuesday, chasing their fifth and sixth consecutive wins over the Flames to climb up within the Wild Card standings as they shut out their four-game homestand.

FLAMES The Calgary Flames (21-14-7) are coming to St. Louis on a three-game win streak, most just lately incomes a victory on Monday night time in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks by a rating of 5-2.

The Flames dominated the Blackhawks from the beginning, scoring their first purpose inside 74 seconds from puck drop. Jakob Pelletier’s two-goal efficiency and Yegor Sharangovich’s first shorthanded purpose of the season helped safe the street win in Chicago.

On Jan. 7, Flames ahead Connor Zary suffered a knee harm throughout the groups’ 3-2 OT victory over the Anaheim Geese. Zary might be out indefinitely, which led the Flames to recall Rory Kerins from their AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, on Friday. Kerins made his NHL debut on Monday and earned two assists. The 2022 draft choose leads the AHL with 21 objectives.

Because the two groups met on Dec. 5, the Flames have gone 8-5-2 and are 6-3-1 of their final 10. They’re at present in fourth place within the Pacific Division of the Western Convention.