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St. Louis Blues: If I had to swing my support behind any team right now to hoist the Stanley Cup in June, it would probably be the Blues, but they need to clean up a few things in their game before the playoffs begin. Following Sunday’s overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on a controversial goal -- which coach Ken Hitchcock said should not have counted because it was scored with a broken stick -- Hitchcock said he was pleased with the effort, but lamented the same individuals taking the same type of penalties game after game. Small details, sure, but those are what count right now. The Blues have dropped three straight, but I think they’ll bounce back in a big way this week.

Los Angeles Kings’ offense: The Kings have lost three of their past four games and are facing a make-or-break point in the season. While many seem sold on the idea that once the Kings get their act together they will be as tough to stop as any team in the league, they are growing short on time. What’s more, they've managed only five goals in their past four games. With a three-game swing through the New York metro area coming up, the Kings have to hope to rediscover their scoring touch soon.

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