St Louis' grip on the Western Division title remains loose and even their playoff chances are a little in the high after losing a third game in a row, keeping them just two points ahead of the Flyers, six ahead of the fifth place Penguins.
St Marseille (10) got the Blues onto the board first 7:07 into the game with a fight between J Roberts and Kings' Flett moments beforehand. That was just one of twelve shots St Louis fired in on Rutledge whose Los Angeles side moves back up above Pittsburgh and into a playoff spot after their second win in four attempts.
Flett (28) scored on the powerplay before the first intermission and B Smith's (19) unassisted magic was enough to end up as the game winner, but it was not the only tally of the middle frame as L MacDonald (19) and Robinson (11) ensured victory.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | F | ||
| StL | @ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LAK | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
StL Martin (9-11-3 .901) 30/34, Powerplay 0/1
LAK Rutledge (21-20-5 .894) 11/12, Powerplay 1/5
| East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 69 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 92 |
| Boston Bruins | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 81 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 69 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 79 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 69 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 77 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 70 |
| New York Rangers | 69 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 65 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts |
| St Louis Blues | 69 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 68 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 29 | 32 | 8 | 66 |
| Minnesota North Stars | 69 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 63 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 27 | 34 | 9 | 63 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 68 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 62 |
| Oakland Seals | 71 | 16 | 41 | 14 | 46 |
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