"The Blues have been traveling the fine line between chaos and creation.

Consecutive 1-0 victories at Scottrade Center have helped create 62 points, which is among the top totals in the NHL. But at times, the wins bordered on chaos. Both games went deep into the third period before a lamp was lit. Both games were shutouts for resurgent goaltender Jaroslav Halak, yet both games were dangerously close to going into overtime and beyond.

Coach Ken Hitchcock will never complain about wins. In the parity-condensed environment of the NHL, in which teams go from upper division to lower division in a matter of a game or two, you take points however you get them. But Hitchcock recognizes the line is fine.

"We kind of saw this coming in the last game," Hitchcock said after a 1-0 win over Edmonton on Thursday, referencing a 1-0 win over Dallas on Monday. "Our offensive intensity isn't what it should be. We let teams hang around, and we leave the game out there. We're just going to have to figure out a way to bear down a lot more.

"We're going to have to show a much higher level of intensity in the offensive zone. Those are the things that I was talking to everybody about and you could see it coming ... so it's here.""