from Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Today the St. Louis Blues sit atop the Western Conference standings with 91 points.
They lead the Central Division by two points over the injury-depleted Detroit Red Wings. They have an eight-point edge on the No. 5 team on this side of the league, the Nashville Predators
They are tied with the New York Rangers for the most points overall in the National Hockey League.
“It’s hard not to look at the standings and see where we are,” forward Andy McDonald said. “It’s exciting. We realize there is a lot of hard work left. More importantly, we have to make sure we’re getting our game to a spot where we’re ready for the playoffs and improving, not kind of coasting into the playoffs. We want to be playing at the top of our game.”
Right now they are. Tuesday night’s 5-1 victory was most convincing. The Blues toyed with the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, a recent vintage Stanley Cup champion.
They beat them every way possible — even strengt...
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