from Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

With just a baker’s dozen of games remaining in the regular season, the Blues can see the finish line.

Heck, they can see the standings, posted every day in the hallway at the IceZone in Hazelwood.

And what a mad scramble it is. Assume, for now, that Nashville, Winnipeg, Vegas and Minnesota are secure, playoff-wise.

That leaves seven teams in the Western Conference jostling for four playoff spots. Three of those seven reside in the Central Division: Dallas, Colorado and St. Louis. Four of those seven call the Pacific Division home: San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Calgary.

A measly four points separated all seven of those teams entering Wednesday’s play in the NHL. It’s chaos. It’s madness. It’s cats living with dogs.

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Below, a snapshot of the Western Conference race...