The Minnesota Wild (20-13-2) are on the road to take on the St. Louis Blues (17-16-3) at Enterprise Center on Saturday. Minnesota is coming off a 4-1 loss against the Stars on Thursday. The Wild committed four penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals. Kirill Kaprizov scored the only goal for the Wild.
Marc-Andre Fleury had a terrific performance with 39 saves (.928%) in the loss. St. Louis beat the Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday. Brandon Saad, Calle Rosen, and Josh Leivo scored one apiece for the Blues. Jordan Binnington saved 21 of 22 shots in the win (.954%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams last met in the first round of last season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Blues secured their place in the second round with a 5-1 win (4-2 series), their third straight win against Minnesota.
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 3.09 goals per game for the season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.58 goals a game (26th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.06 times a game on average, 21st in the league, and the Wild are allowing opponents to score 2.83 goals per game (12th).
Power play opportunities ought to be plentiful for the Blues, as the Wild are averaging 4.71 penalties per game, fourth-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 12.71 penalty minutes a game ranks second-highest. The home team has been penalized 2.94 times a game (2nd-fewest in the league) for an average of 6.69 minutes (2nd-fewest).
The Wild’s 23.89% power play percentage ranks 11th in the league, while the Blues are 14th with a conversion rate of 22.77%. St. Louis has been less impressive at penalty killing, as the home team owns the league’s fourth-lowest PK% at 70.93%. Minnesota’s 78.99% ranks 15th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 45 points this season, eighth-most in the NHL, Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He has 20 goals and 25 assists in 35 games. In the net, Filip Gustavsson (8-5-1) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.34 GAA and a .920% save percentage. Fleury (12-7-1) leads the Wild in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 2.85 and a save percentage of .901%.Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas lead the Blues in scoring with 33 and 32 points, respectively.
Kyrou has 17 goals and 16 assists in 33 games, while Thomas has eight goals and 24 assists. Binnington (12-11-3) has the best goals against average for St. Louis at 3.20. He has a save percentage of .895%.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 9-6-1 on the road this season. St. Louis is 7-7-2 at Enterprise Center this season.
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Minnesota Wild (-130)
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