The Blues swept a back-to-back against the club directly ahead of them in the standings. Now they try for the elusive third win in a row.

After a tough set of losses in St. Louis that allowed the Blues to catch up in the standings, the Calgary Flames will have to overcome a tough schedule to stay in the race

They were facing the St. Louis Blues in back-to-back contests, and they had a chance to create some separation between the two clubs in the wildcard race. However, things didn't go as planned, as the hometown Blues swept the Flames,

Faksa redirected in a Tyler Tucker right point shot from the slot at 11:11 of the third to give the Blues a 2-1 lead. “It’s nice to contribute, especially in a big game like t

Thanks to Schenn’s two goals, Kyrou’s goal of his own and Holloway’s pair of assists, the line combined for five points in another important win over Calgary on Thursday night.

Blues started game with purpose, made early statement; Schenn line was dominant; power play goal late in second stunted Calgary's surge

The Calgary Flames will face the St. Louis Blues for the third and final time this season. Let's revisit their rivalry one last time.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues and the Calgary Flames square off in Western Conference action. St. Louis is 21-20-4 overall and 10-10-1 in home games. The Blues have an 18-4-1 record when scoring at least three goals.

The Blues outshot the Flames 15-7 in the first period and had a 14-4 edge at one point. St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn opened the scoring at 4:55 after a turnover behind the Calgary net, taking a pass from Dylan Holloway and roofing a shot high farside from one knee.

Blues need to run it back if they are serious about gaining ground; Neighbours a game time decision after leaving practice early Wednesday but took part in morning skate; Bolduc will go back in for Texier;

On Thursday night, for the second time in three days, the Calgary Flames faced the St. Louis Blues on the road. For the second time in three days, they were held to just a single goal and just couldn’t muster enough offence to overcome their mistakes.