So the Blues didn’t win on Wednesday night. So they wound up losing a shootout to one of the worst teams in the NHL. It didn’t matter*, as they couldn’t’ve clinched anyway. The Kings beat the Coyotes, keeping both teams still alive... but just barely.
No Vladimir Tarasenko, no Sammy Blais, Zach Sanford on the second line, No Vince Dunn, no Torey Krug. The Blues have been there before, and eked out a win, but instead on Wednesday they decided to cap off David Backes Night by giving his team a win.
Tonight, the Blues don’t even need to win.