The St. Louis Blues had scored 11 goals in back-to-back victories before taking a 4-1 home loss to Colorado on Thursday. They're just 1-7 in their last eight after scoring two goals or fewer in their previous game.

The Blues enter this game four points behind the Stars for the second wild card and need wins badly while the Rangers have little to play for, but I still like the visitors to keep it a close game at Scottrade Center Saturday night.

The Rangers are coming off back-to-back triumphs to improve to 5-2-2 in their last nine games. They defeated the Penguins 4-3 in OT on Wednesday and are a solid 9-2 in their last 11 games playing on two days rest.

My selection is an 8* play on New York Rangers +1.5.