Wins haven’t been easy to come by lately for the St. Louis Blues, but they’re one away from locking up a playoff spot.

The Calgary Flames find themselves in good position, too, after a couple of key victories.

Looking to get back on track, the Blues go for a three-game season sweep of the Flames and a sixth consecutive home victory in the series Thursday night.

St. Louis has followed a 5-1-0 run by dropping five of six, including its last two in regulation by a combined 8-3 score despite being at home. The Blues (46-23-7) are in second place in the Central Division, four points behind Nashville and one ahead of Chicago with two games in hand on the Predators.

"I don’t believe it naturally comes back, you’ve got to work at it," coach Ken Hitchcock said. "This time of year, things are dialed up. If you don’t match it, then any information you’re getting is too much because you’re overwhelmed.

"Sometimes when you’re slow in the head, any information you’re getting is too much information. We’re playing slow, everything we’re doing is slow."

St. Louis is coming off another disappointing performance in Monday’s 4-1 loss to Vancouver, suffering its third straight home loss. The Blues haven’t had a longer home losing streak since a five-game skid in February 2013.

"There’s so much we’re trying to pack in here," forward T.J. Oshie said after returning from a one-game absence due to an illness. "I’m not sure what it looks like from up top, but guys aren’t really sticking with their gut and going with their first instinct."

Despite its recent woes, St. Louis can secure a postseason berth with a victory Thursday. The Blues could be feeling good about their chances after going 8-1-1 in the past 10 meetings with the Flames, winning the last three by a 13-1 margin.

Calgary, which hasn’t suffered a season sweep to the Blues since 2002-03, has been outscored 18-6 during a run of five straight regulation losses in St. Louis.

The Flames (42-28-7), however, aren’t to be taken lightly as they inch closer to their first postseason berth in six years. Calgary is third in the Pacific, three points in front of Los Angeles with five games to go.

The Flames are 2-1 on a crucial five-game road trip after beating Nashville 5-2 on Sunday and Dallas 5-3 on Monday. Jiri Hudler, Johnny Gaudreau and Dennis Wideman each had a goal and an assist as Calgary erased two one-goal deficits against the Stars.

"Our players are working hard," coach Bob Hartley said. "We always find a way to get back in games. That speaks volumes about the leadership of this hockey club and the fact that our young players are really listening to our leaders."

Hudler has been outstanding with four goals and seven assists over the last seven games. He’s already set a career high with 71 points, including an NHL-best 23 in March.

Hudler, though, has only 13 points in his last 29 games against the Blues and none in this season’s two meetings.

Jonas Hiller lost both of those games, allowing seven goals, and is 0-4-1 with a 3.50 GAA in his last five in St. Louis. Hiller, though, played well in March with a 4-1-1 record and 2.28 GAA in seven games and stopped 33 shots Monday.

Blues goalie Brian Elliott has compiled a 3.18 GAA during a personal four-game losing streak, his longest since suffering six straight defeats Feb. 1-March 3, 2013. However, he’s racked up five consecutive wins over the Flames behind a 0.80 GAA after stopping 25 shots in a 4-0 win March 17.

Calgary, 21-15-2 on the road, hasn’t recorded 22 victories away from home since finishing 22-13-5 in 1988-89.