ST. LOUIS — Entering Thursday’s NHL games, a cluster of five teams were a mere six points apart, all competing for two wild-card spots in the Western Conference.
The Blues and the Nashville Predators are part of that group, which could spend the rest of the season jockeying for position and a postseason berth. The Blues had the advantage Thursday, defeating Nashville, 5-2, at Enterprise Center, and leapfrogging the Predators in the standings.
At 23-20-3, the Blues have 49 points, matching their high-water mark of the season at three games above .500. Nashville (21-18-6) has 48 points but has played one fewer game than St. Louis.
