The St. Louis Blues have won nine in a row and hold the last wildcard spot in the Western Conference. They are exactly where the Detroit Red Wings want to be in the Eastern Conference. With nine games remaining,

Four teams are separated by a point after the Wings' win over the Bruins. They trail the Rangers, who took the second wild-card spot.

The Edmonton Oilers may not have pulled off one of the biggest trade steals, but they did add a solid top-four defenseman because the San Jose Sharks took advantage of a messy situation.