ANAHEIM, Calif. -- One team trying to defend its division championship faces another fighting just to make the playoffs when the Anaheim Ducks and the St. Louis Blues meet Wednesday night at the Honda Center.
The Ducks must overtake the first-place San Jose Sharks to claim their fifth consecutive Pacific Division title. The Blues, meanwhile, hold the Western Conference's final wild-card spot while remaining two points behind the third-place Nashville Predators in the Central Division.
Anaheim won three of its last four games with a resurgent Corey Perry, who scored three goals in three games -- including two in a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night.