What do the St. Louis Blues need to make the playoffs?

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On the bubble Playoff Probability

The St. Louis Blues are currently in the 40–50% band to make the 2026-27 NHL playoffs. Get the exact live probability, rooting guide, and push alerts when the race moves in the Clinch app.

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What do the St. Louis Blues need to make the playoffs?

The St. Louis Blues are 5-6-1 (11 pts) through 12 games this season. They sit 6th in the Central Division, 9 points back of the leader. Most recently, they lost to the Montréal Canadiens 2-0 at home on Oct 27. The Winnipeg Jets (4-5-3) and Nashville Predators (4-3-5) are the closest Central Division comparisons. Losers of two straight with a 4-5-1 last 10. Next three: home against the Boston Bruins Oct 29, at the Detroit Red Wings Oct 31, and at the New York Rangers Nov 3. Joel Hofer leads the crease with 8 starts, the team owns a .894 save percentage, and their team goals-against average is 2.92. Clinch recalculates Blues' postseason path after every final and identifies which Central Division and wider race results help. Their number has trended down this week.

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St. Louis Blues race dossier

Recent results and the next puck drops

Next on the ice

These are the next scheduled matchups currently attached to the Blues race.

  • Oct 29hosts Boston Bruins
  • Oct 31visits Detroit Red Wings
  • Nov 3visits New York Rangers
Live race snapshotBlues
Record5-6-1 (11 pts)
StreakL2
Last 104-5-1
Central6th · 9 GB
Goal diff-2
Home · Away3-2-1 · 2-4-0
Playoff odds40–50%
Win division0–10%
Win Stanley Cup0–10%
7-day momentum NHL · Blues
Blues playoff odds — last 8 daily snapshots Trend line showing daily model-projected playoff probability. Exact numbers available in the Clinch app.
Sparkline of Blues daily playoff probability over the last 8 days.
Last 8 days−5 pts
7-day range40–70%

Blues playoff odds are trending down over the last week. Clinch Pro shows the full-season journey chart and pushes an alert when the race shifts.

Tonight's rooting board

Root for these results to help the Blues

2 games
  1. NJD at COL
    NJD regulation win
    If it happens small bump
    COL loss (reg) → +0.4%
  2. TOR at SEA
    TOR regulation win
    If it happens small bump
    SEA loss (reg) → +0.3%

The Clinch app pushes an alert the moment any of these games finishes so you don't have to check.

The model-implied playoff line

A concrete benchmark based on projected final totals across the conference.

Projected cut line91 pointsPosition 8
Blues projection91 points+0.0 vs line
Current total11 points72 games left
To reach projected line80 points56% of available points
What this means

Reaching roughly 91 points would put Blues around the model's current final qualifying position. The actual clinching requirement can move with rival results and tiebreakers.

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This is a projected race benchmark, not an official magic number. Clinching rules, head-to-head results, and the remaining schedule can move the final line.

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