West Division Roundup: February 19th

St Louis Blues v Vegas Golden Knights — Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images

All of the teams in the West Division played this week and the St. Louis Blues are still on top.

As we prepare the enter the weekend of the third week of February. The Coyotes currently hold a playoff spot, tied with the Colorado Avalanche with 17 points. Colorado does have three games in hand though, so that may change.

1. St. Louis Blues

Points: 22

Games Played: 17

This week’s record: 3-1-0

Injuries: Ivan Barbashev (day-to-day, lower body), Colton Parayko (day-to-day, undisclosed), Jaden Schwartz (day-to-day, lower body), Robert Thomas (thumb), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Vladimir Tarasenko (shoulder)

Big Story: Tarasenko has been practicing the past week, is currently set to return in March.

2. Golden Knights

Points: 21

Games Played: 14

This week’s record: 2-1-0

Injuries: Robin Lehner (day-to-day, upper body), Tomas Nosek (COVID protocol), Brayden McNabb (lower body), Jiri Patera (undisclosed)

Big Story: The Golden Knights’ shiny helmets are not going over well and they have a 0-2 record when wearing them.

3. Colorado Avalanche

Points: 17

Games Played: 13

This week’s record: 1-1-0

Injuries: Dennis Gilbert (day-to-day, face), Cale Makar (day-to-day, upper body), Samuel Girard (COVID protocol), Gabriel Landeskog (COVID protocol), Erik Johnson (upper body), Matt Calvert (upper body), Pavel Francouz (lower body)

Big Story: The Coyotes aren’t the only team that scores in the last minute as Nazem Kadri scored with 41 seconds left giving the Avalanche a 3-2 win against Vegas.

4. Arizona Coyotes

Points: 17

Games Played: 16

This week’s record: 1-1-2

Injuries: Drake Caggiula (lower body), Antti Raanta (day-to-day, upper body)

5. Los Angeles Kings

Points: 15

Games Played: 15

This week’s record: 2-0-0

Injuries: Andreas Athanasiou (COVID protocol), Martin Frk (lower body), Sean Walker (nose)

Big Story: Goalie controversy is building in Los Angeles and Jonathan Quick still has three seasons left on his contract.

6. Anaheim Ducks

Points: 15

Games Played: 17

This week’s record: 0-2-0

Injuries: Hampus Lindholm (day-to-day, lower body), Sonny Milano (upper body), Josh Manson (oblique), Brendan Guhle (knee)

Big Story: The Ducks joked about free beer, which is something you should never joke about.

7. Minnesota Wild

Points: 14

Games Played: 13

This week’s record: 1-1-0

Injuries: Jonas Brodin (COVID protocol), Cam Talbot (COVID protocol), Victor Rask (COVID protocol), Carson Soucy (COVID protocol), Brad Hunt (COVID protocol), Marco Rossi (upper body), Alex Stalock (upper body)

Big Story: The Wild played for the first time in two weeks on Tuesday and had seven of their games rescheduled.

8. San Jose Sharks