GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The St. Louis Blues are 10-1-1 in March. They scored 38 goals while allowing just 21 in those 12 games, goalie Jake Allen has a .951 save percentage this month and the power play (21.9 percent) hasn't missed a beat following a trade-deadline deal that sent power-play catalyst Kevin Shattenkirk to the Washington Capitals.
All that has earned the Blues, for now, is the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, a comfortable lead on the Los Angeles Kings for that last playoff spot, and a chance to leapfrog Nashville for third place in the Central Division, or Calgary for the first wild-card spot.