The Vancouver Canucks and the St. Louis Blues both can meet each other in the Western Conference playoffs, but first they meet tonight when the Canucks come to visit at 8 p.m. ET.
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Ryan Kesler scored twice and Derek Roy recorded his first goal with his new team and added an assist as Vancouver (24-12-6) won for the fifth time in six games, 5-2 at Nashville on Monday. The Northwest Division-leading Canucks, who have a five-point lead over Minnesota, have scored 23 goals in that six-game span.
Kesler has three goals and three assists in four games since missing 19 with a broken foot. Roy was held without a point in four straight contests before breaking out Monday. The line of Kesler, Roy and Jannik Hansen combined for three goals with three assists against the Predators and has the potential to be a huge asset during the postseason.
"It was all right," Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault told the NHL's official website of that line's performance. "I thought it had some good moments. ... They showed some good offensive abilities."
The Canucks split their first two meetings this season with seventh-place St. Louis (23-16-2). If the Blues are to earn a postseason berth, Vancouver is one of the teams it could face in the opening round.
St. Louis, however, must find a way to generate some offense after it scored five goals the last five games and was outscored 6-1 in consecutive losses to Columbus and Chicago.
"I think it's a fine line the whole season at this time. Everybody's on the fine line," coach Ken Hitchcock told the Blues' official website. "You need something positive to happen, somebody to step up and get us to the next level."
The Blues recorded 30 shots at home Sunday, but seemed to have few prime scoring chances during a 2-0 loss to the Blackhawks.
"I don't think we can dwell on any of the past games," said Blues captain David Backes, who has one point in five games. "One of the things about the condensed schedule is if you start to dwell on your past or how good you've been, how bad you've been, quickly it can bite you."