The St. Louis Blues (29-32-5) play host to the Minnesota Wild (38-21-8) at Enterprise Center on Wednesday. Minnesota is wrapping up a four-game road trip coming off a high-scoring 5-4 overtime loss against the Coyotes on Sunday. The Wild committed six penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Four players found the net for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson only had 18 saves on 23 shots against (.782%) in the loss. St. Louis fell 5-3 to the Golden Knights on Sunday. Jordan Kyrou, Tyler Pitlick, and Jakub Vrana each scored once for the Blues. Kyrou added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington only had 26 saves on 30 shots against (.866%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 3-0 victory for the Blues in January. Brayden Schenn (2G 0A), Brandon Saad (1G 1A), and Colton Parayko (0G 2A) each had two points to lead St. Louis. Thomas Greiss saved 35 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 2.81 goals per game for the season, 26th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blues team that is allowing 3.65 goals a game (28th).
Meanwhile, St. Louis has found the net 3.06 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Wild are holding opponents to 2.60 goals per game (3rd).
The Wild’s 22.22% power play percentage ranks 12th in the league, while the Blues are 21st with a conversion rate of 20.00%. In terms of penalty killing, Minnesota has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 81.90%, while St. Louis is 20th at 76.83%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 74 points this season, Kirill Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He is among the league leaders with 39 goals (7th) and has added 35 assists. In the net, Gustavsson (17-8-5) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.01 GAA, second-best in the league, and a .931% save percentage, also second-best.
Marc-Andre Fleury (21-13-3) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.77 and a save percentage of .909%.Kyrou (63 points), Pavel Buchnevich (58), and Robert Thomas (58) lead the Blues in scoring.
Kyrou has 30 goals and 33 assists, while Buchnevich has 20 goals and 38 assists in 51 games. Thomas has 16 goals and 42 assists. Binnington (22-24-5) is the top goalie for St. Louis with a goals against average of 3.33. He has a save percentage of .894%.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 17-11-5 away from Xcel Energy Center this season. St. Louis is 14-15-4 at Enterprise Center this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Minnesota Wild (-145)
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