Blues clinch playoff spot with 3-1 win
Date: 4/10/2009 Album ID: 729724
Photos by Chris Lee
The St. Louis Blues clinched a playoff spot with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center.
April 10, 2009 -- Blues goaltender Chris Mason during pregame warmups before a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 9, 2009 -- Blues center Keith Tkachuk stretches during pregame warmups before a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues goaltender Chris Mason leads his team out of the locker room to the ice for pregame warmups before a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues goaltender Chris Mason stands at the entrance to the locker room as the team gathers behind him to take the ice for pregame warmups before a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 --Blues center David Backes autographs a jersey for Joe Donato, 9, of Sunset Hills before a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  Donato's name was drawn in a monthly promotion through Blues sponsor Great Clips to meet a Blues player in person.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues center Jay McClement (left) collides with Columbus right wing Jared Boll in first period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues center Keith Tkachuk (center) gets a congratulatory pat on the head from teammate Andy McDonald after scoring a power play goal in the first period during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  Tkachuk also assisted on McDonald's first period goal.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues left wing David Perron (center) pursues the puck against Columbus center R. J. Umberger (foreground 18) in front of Columbus goaltender Steve Mason (right) in first period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues head coach Andy Murray (left) calls out instructions to his players during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues players, from left, T. J. Oshie, Andy McDonald and Keith Tkachuk celebrate McDonald's first period power-play goal during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  Tkachuk assisted on McDonald's goal and later scored a power-play goal of his own in the period.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues head coach Andy Murray gives instructions to his players on the bench during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues goaltender Chris Mason high-fives fans as he leads his team onto the ice before a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues players including T. J. Oshie (center) and Roman Polak (left 46) crowd the front of the Columbus net in first period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  Defenders for Columbus include goaltender Steve Mason (1), center Manny Malhotra (27 right) and defenseman Fedor Tyutin (left 51).
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April 10, 2009 -- Columbus center Manny Malhotra continues to dive after the puck after colliding with Blues defenseman Mike Weaver in second period action during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues defensemen Carlo Colaiacovo (left) and Mike Weaver (right) and goaltender Chris Mason collect themselves after Columbus center Jiri Novotny scored a second period goal during a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues goaltender Chris Mason (right) celebrates with teammate Jay McClement as the game ends in a 3-1 victory for the St. Louis Blues over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  Coupled with a Nashville loss, the Blues clinched a playoff spot.
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April 10, 2009 -- Blues goaltender Chris Mason celebrates as the game ends in a 3-1 victory for the St. Louis Blues over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  Coupled with a Nashville loss, the Blues clinched a playoff spot.
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