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

The St. Louis Blues took advantage of the Calgary Flames once again, defeating them 4-1. CF% – 47.95%|| SCF% – 45.12%|| HDCF% – 25.56%|| xGF% – 40.18% It’s a Team Game – In what needed to be one of their best performances of the season the Calgary Flames came out flat footed against a motivated and hungry Blues team.

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.

Coming off a tight 2-1 contest against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday Night, the St. Louis Blues will look to pick up another two points in the race to close the three-point Wild Card gap (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network,

Shots on Goal_Calgary 7-17-6_30. St. Louis 15-9-5_29. Power-play opportunities_Calgary 0 of 1; St. Louis 1 of 3. Goalies_Calgary, Wolf 15-7-2 (29 shots-25 saves). St. Louis, Hofer 10-4-1 (30-29).

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.

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.

St. Louis earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over Calgary, keeping the Blues close to the Flames in the standings, with a rematch coming Thursday.

First Period_1, St. Louis, Parayko 9 (Fowler, Schenn), 0:49. Second Period_None. Third Period_2, Calgary, Bahl 2 (Kadri, Pospisil), 6:06. 3, St. Louis, Faksa 3 ...