The St. Louis Blues can clinch a Stanley Cup Playoff berth into the Stanley Cup Playoffs if they defeat the Arizona Coyotes and the Los Angeles Kings lose in any fashion against the Calgary Flames. It would be the sixth straight trip to the playoffs for the Blues and the 41st in their 50-year history. The Blues are one point behind the Nashville Predators for third place in the Central Division and have a game in hand. St. Louis is also two points behind the Flames for the first wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference with a game in hand. "I'll be more proud after we do it," coach Mike Yeo said. "We're in a good position. You come into a game like this tonight and we have a chance to clinch. We can do our part, we need somebody else to do their part. We've said our goal was two parts, the first was to get in it, the second is to make sure our game is real sharp. Making the playoffs is a big deal, so having a chance to do that tonight is exciting." The Blues are 10-1-1 in their past 12 games, allowing 17 goals over that span. Two of those wins came against the Coyotes, including a 4-1 win at St. Louis on Monday. St. Louis has points in 14 straight games (13-0-1) against Arizona, last losing in regulation on April 6, 2012. Goaltender Carter Hutton will make his third start in the past 13 games.
