The Blues are on a five game win streak and are 7-2-1 in their last ten games, and they’re still tied with the Wild for second in the division. That’s the rub at the end of the season in the Western Conference - you’ve got to capitalize on literally every opportunity to for advancement that you can, or else you’re going to get into these late season dogfights.
The Eastern Conference is no picnic either. The Bruins sit fourth in the Atlantic Division with 95 points, good for the top wild card spot. In the Central, that would put them behind only the division-leading Avalanche.