Jeremy Rutherford

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Jeremy Rutherford

ST. LOUIS - At one end of the St. Louis Blues' locker room, captain Brayden Schenn was smiling and talking about facing his older brother in the first round of the NHL playoffs. In another area of the room, Cam Fowler was chatting about what it's like to be back in the postseason for the first time since 2017 with the Anaheim Ducks. Then there was Pavel Buchnevich discussing why the Blues are going to be a tough team to face.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Jeremy Rutherford

ST. LOUIS - From longshots to wild cards. With an emphatic 6-1 victory over Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, the St. Louis Blues completed a remarkable in-season turnaround and clinched a spot in the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blues finish the regular season with 96 points, taking the second wild-card slot in the Western Conference. They will face the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets in the first round.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Jeremy Rutherford

ST. LOUIS - In one sense, history matters little. Forget the St. Louis Blues' record against the Arizona/Utah franchise. The success of Nick Schmaltz and St. Louisan Clayton Keller against the Blues. Jordan Binnington's resume on the big stage. How they've been playing lately on home ice. Or their three-game winless skid.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jeremy Rutherford

ST. LOUIS - It could all come down to Game No. 82 - and possibly beyond - for the St. Louis Blues. The Blues put themselves in tremendous position to make the NHL playoffs with a 12-game winning streak. But just like that, they're on a three-game losing skid after a 4-3 shootout loss to the lowly Seattle Kraken Saturday. While their chances of advancing are still somewhat favorable, they come down to ifs and ands.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jeremy Rutherford

ST. LOUIS - From a "nothing can go wrong" streak to a sudden slump, the St. Louis Blues have found themselves in a drama-filled finish to the NHL season. When the Edmonton Oilers scored with 20 seconds left Wednesday night, handing the Blues a 4-3 defeat and their first back-to-back regulation losses since late January, fans started doing the math again on what it will take to get into the playoffs.