Playoff tickets available Saturday

Although the Blues have yet to wrap up a playoff berth, fans can begin buying tickets this weekend for the team's first-round postseason home games.

Tickets will go on sale at noon Saturday at the Savvis Center and Ticketmaster sites, as well as online through the team's Internet site, www.stlouisblues.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Fans also may call 314-241-1888.

Tickets for the first round range from $65 to $125 in the lower plaza level per game, $20 to $50 in the upper mezzanine level.

With Wednesday night's 2-1 victory at Dallas, the Blues went from the eighth and final playoff spot to sixth in the tight Western Conference race. St. Louis plays its next five games at home, beginning with Chicago tonight, before the season finale April 14 at Detroit.