Wild breeze to Game 3 shutout of the Blues to take 2-1 series lead

Play

St. Louis Blues

51-24-7 

 

 

 

 

0

Final

3

 

 

 

Minnesota Wild

46-28-8 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
STL	0	0	0	0
MIN	0	2	1	3

Parise (Wild - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Pominville (Wild - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Dubnyk (Wild - G): Saves: 17, Save Pct.: 1

• Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The St. Louis Blues have been busy trying to agitate the Minnesota Wild into costly mistakes.
With a sarcastic smile here and a timely goal there, the Wild have kept their cool and taken the series lead.
Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves, Jason Pominville and Zach Parise scored in the second period and the Wild cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Blues in Game 3 on Monday.

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  A dominant second period paved the way for the Wild to take a 2-1 series lead over the Blues.

"We're here to play hockey. We're not here to fight and do all that," center Charlie Coyle said. "That stuff after the whistle doesn't win you games, so we're just focused on playing our game and playing it smart."
Mikael Granlund had two assists, Nino Niederreiter added an empty-netter and the Wild had the edge in every way, without being drawn into a single trip to the penalty box.
Steve Ott was ejected in the closing seconds, his second game misconduct call of the series, and has 22 penalty minutes in three games.
"This is similar to what they did in Game 1, checked us really hard," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "And they got us to crack."
St. Louis goalie Jake Allen stopped 21 shots, the over-capacity crowd taunting him with chants of his last name throughout the game, but the Blues lost on the road in the playoffs for the ninth straight time.
"We let him down," Blues defenseman Barret Jackman said, adding: "He made some big stops for us, but when you put a big goose egg up on the board it's hard to win."
Game 4 is in Minnesota on Wednesday. Then the series shifts south to St. Louis on Friday for Game 5.
"We were expecting our crowd to be a lot like they were, and our guys feed off that," Wild coach Mike Yeo said, adding: "That's got to be our game. That's got to be the way that we're playing. We're built around speed."
After getting a hat trick in the Game 2 victory at home for the Blues on Saturday, Vladimir Tarasenko was held without a shot on goal, just as he was in Game 1.
Meanwhile, the Wild's big-money scorers came through in the middle of the game after some big rebounds allowed early by Allen weren't converted.
Granlund put a slick move on Tarasenko and sped past the prolific right wing on the rush. His shot was blocked by Carl Gunnarsson, but the ricochet went to Parise, who threaded a perfect pass to Pominville for the simple tap-in at 14:08.
On their next shift, Parise was tied up with Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk in the slot when he managed to snap the puck past Allen for the two-goal lead with 3:47 remaining in the second period.
Granlund nearly matched his line mates when Parise and Pominville set him up with a wide-open net. The young center was too fast to score, just a little too deep, and his shot hit the near post and bounced back.
"Their team speed, when you let them have time and space to make plays and zip the puck around, it's dangerous," Blues captain David Backes said.
The Blues had to be happy at the first intermission, having kept the game scoreless for the first 20 minutes despite being outshot 9-4, outhit 16-10 and penalized once for a Wild power play. The Blues blocked eight shots in the first period, but Allen was plenty busy.
The intensity between these similarly constructed Central Division opponents has been palpable, sure to heighten the rivalry once it resumes again next season.
The Wild have deftly avoided the penalty goading the Blues have tried, another sign of the confidence and discipline this team has displayed since their mid-January turnaround.
Jason Zucker, one of several Wild players Ott has tried to provoke in this series, irritated Shattenkirk with a mild whack at Allen as he skated by in the first period. Shattenkirk gave Zucker a light shove, and Zucker stuck his tongue out with a big, sarcastic smile.
Ott attempted a check on Jonas Brodin in front of the Wild bench in the second period, and Matt Dumba mischievously tugged on Ott's stick, riling up the veteran center as he returned to the play.
"We prepped for this, we expect it and I think our guys have done a good job of handling it so far," Yeo said.
Game notes
This was the third playoff shutout in Wild history. ... Backes led the Blues with three shots on goal. ... Sean Bergenheim and Justin Fontaine replaced Jordan Schroeder and Matt Cooke on the Wild's ever-changing fourth line. ... The Blues most recently won in the playoffs on the road on April 19, 2012, at San Jose. They're 2-17 in their past 19 road playoff games.

8:00PM,EDT,April 20,2015
Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota

	1	2	3	T
STL	0	0	0	0
MIN	0	2	1	3

Z. Parise (Wild - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
J. Pominville (Wild - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
D. Dubnyk (Wild - G): Saves: 17, Save Pct.: 1.000

 Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Minnesota	Start of 1st period
0:00	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
0:06	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
0:06	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against David Backes in neutral zone
0:35	St. Louis	T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone
0:46	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle credited with hit on Ryan Reaves in defensive zone
0:50	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
0:50	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Jori Lehtera in defensive zone
0:58	St. Louis	Takeaway by Alex Steen in offensive zone
1:03	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Zbynek Michalek saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 27 ft)
1:11	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
1:11	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Paul Stastny in neutral zone
1:35	Minnesota	Giveaway by Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
1:37	Minnesota	Ryan Suter credited with hit on Patrik Berglund in defensive zone
1:40	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
1:40	St. Louis	Jori Lehtera won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
1:46	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund credited with hit on Barret Jackman in defensive zone
2:01	Minnesota	Takeaway by Ryan Suter in defensive zone
2:10	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Jake Allen(Snap 39 ft)
2:11	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:11	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Marcel Goc in offensive zone
2:15	Minnesota	Jason Zucker shot blocked by Marcel Goc
2:30	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
2:30	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against David Backes in defensive zone
2:38	St. Louis	David Backes shot blocked by Mathew Dumba
2:55	Minnesota	Chris Stewart credited with hit on Carl Gunnarsson in offensive zone
3:31	Minnesota	Marco Scandella credited with hit on Marcel Goc in defensive zone
3:52	St. Louis	Steve Ott credited with hit on Justin Fontaine in neutral zone
3:55	St. Louis	Giveaway by Kevin Shattenkirk in neutral zone
4:05	Minnesota	Sean Bergenheim credited with hit on Barret Jackman in offensive zone
4:11	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
4:36	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund credited with hit on Paul Stastny in defensive zone
4:40	St. Louis	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Ryan Suter
4:48	Minnesota	Ryan Suter shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
4:50	Minnesota	Zach Parise shot blocked by Jaden Schwartz
5:26	St. Louis	Zbynek Michalek credited with hit on Chris Stewart in defensive zone
5:37	Minnesota	Marco Scandella credited with hit on Vladimir Tarasenko in defensive zone
6:20	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 59 ft)
6:21	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:21	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Paul Stastny in offensive zone
6:26	Minnesota	Shot missed by Jonas Brodin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 62 ft)
6:59	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 49 ft)
7:17	St. Louis	David Backes credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone
7:36	Minnesota	Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter in defensive zone
7:59	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
7:59	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Alex Steen in defensive zone
8:13	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Jake Allen(Backhand 18 ft)
8:14	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:14	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Paul Stastny in offensive zone
8:23	Minnesota	Justin Fontaine credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
8:34	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak credited with hit on Barret Jackman in offensive zone
8:46	Minnesota	Takeaway by Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
8:58	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Marco Scandella saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 52 ft)
9:17	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
9:17	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
9:26	St. Louis	Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 45 ft)
9:27	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:27	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
9:45	St. Louis	Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 32 ft)
9:52	St. Louis	Dmitrij Jaskin credited with hit on Nino Niederreiter in offensive zone
10:53	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu credited with hit on Jay Bouwmeester in offensive zone
11:23	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
11:23	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone
11:32	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in offensive zone
11:53	St. Louis	David Backes credited with hit on Nino Niederreiter in neutral zone
12:21	Minnesota	Ryan Suter shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
12:32	Minnesota	Jason Pominville credited with hit on Alex Steen in offensive zone
12:47	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund credited with hit on Zbynek Michalek in offensive zone
13:11	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 55 ft)
13:28	St. Louis	Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Jordan Leopold
13:41	St. Louis	penalty to Barret Jackman 2 minutes for Cross checking Chris Stewart
13:41	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Steve Ott won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
13:50	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Shot missed by Alex Pietrangelo, Over Net(Slapshot 78 ft)
14:10	Minnesota	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 65 ft)
14:16	Minnesota	Power play - Ryan Suter shot blocked by T.J. Oshie
14:36	Minnesota	Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Suter, Wide of Net(Wristshot 58 ft)
14:44	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
14:44	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Marcel Goc won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
15:01	Minnesota	Power play - Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 51 ft)
15:02	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:02	St. Louis	Shorthanded - David Backes won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
15:32	Minnesota	Power play - Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Zbynek Michalek
16:13	St. Louis	Jori Lehtera credited with hit on Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
16:21	Minnesota	Sean Bergenheim shot blocked by Kevin Shattenkirk
17:11	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Jaden Schwartz saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 45 ft)
17:12	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
17:12	St. Louis	Jori Lehtera won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
17:19	St. Louis	Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
17:34	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jason Pominville in defensive zone
17:48	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
17:48	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Stastny in neutral zone
18:28	St. Louis	Jaden Schwartz credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone
18:44	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle credited with hit on Zbynek Michalek in offensive zone
18:55	St. Louis	David Backes credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone
18:59	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Nino Niederreiter saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 57 ft)
19:00	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:00	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
19:08	Minnesota	Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter in offensive zone
19:23	St. Louis	Kevin Shattenkirk credited with hit on Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
19:39	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak shot blocked by Carl Gunnarsson
20:00	Minnesota	End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Minnesota	Start of 2nd period
0:00	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against David Backes in neutral zone
0:35	St. Louis	Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Tip-In 29 ft)
0:40	Minnesota	Nino Niederreiter credited with hit on Carl Gunnarsson in defensive zone
1:13	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 44 ft)
1:17	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 21 ft)
1:23	St. Louis	penalty to Alex Steen 2 minutes for Hooking Mikael Granlund
1:23	Minnesota	Power play - Mikko Koivu won faceoff against David Backes in offensive zone
1:30	Minnesota	Power play - Jason Pominville shot blocked by Jay Bouwmeester
1:38	Minnesota	Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Suter, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft)
1:47	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by David Backes saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 43 ft)
1:51	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jaden Schwartz saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 7 ft)
2:15	Minnesota	Power play - Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 52 ft)
2:48	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo in defensive zone
3:17	St. Louis	Shorthanded - David Backes credited with hit on Chris Stewart in defensive zone
3:31	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
3:31	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Jori Lehtera in offensive zone
3:50	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Kyle Brodziak saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 53 ft)
3:52	St. Louis	Carl Gunnarsson credited with hit on Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
3:55	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Justin Fontaine saved by Jake Allen(Backhand 6 ft)
4:24	Minnesota	Giveaway by Ryan Suter in defensive zone
4:49	St. Louis	Patrik Berglund credited with hit on Ryan Suter in offensive zone
4:51	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
4:51	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Paul Stastny in defensive zone
5:05	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
5:05	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
5:29	Minnesota	Shot missed by Mathew Dumba, Wide of Net(Slapshot 60 ft)
5:36	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Charlie Coyle saved by Jake Allen(Backhand 8 ft)
5:44	Minnesota	Nino Niederreiter credited with hit on Barret Jackman in offensive zone
5:46	Minnesota	Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Hit Crossbar(Slapshot 44 ft)
5:50	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 21 ft)
6:08	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Jake Allen(Slapshot 51 ft)
6:11	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
6:11	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Paul Stastny in offensive zone
6:20	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
6:20	St. Louis	Paul Stastny won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
6:37	St. Louis	Paul Stastny credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone
6:51	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Marco Scandella saved by Jake Allen(Backhand 37 ft)
7:05	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
7:05	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Jori Lehtera in defensive zone
7:29	Minnesota	Jason Zucker credited with hit on Jay Bouwmeester in offensive zone
7:50	Minnesota	Jason Zucker shot blocked by Barret Jackman
8:23	Minnesota	Takeaway by Sean Bergenheim in neutral zone
8:29	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
8:29	St. Louis	Steve Ott won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
9:17	Minnesota	Ryan Suter shot blocked by David Backes
9:32	Minnesota	Giveaway by Ryan Suter in defensive zone
9:35	Minnesota	Takeaway by Zach Parise in defensive zone
9:55	St. Louis	Jay Bouwmeester shot blocked by Jason Pominville
10:03	St. Louis	Zbynek Michalek shot blocked by Zach Parise
10:07	St. Louis	Patrik Berglund shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
10:53	St. Louis	Shot missed by Alex Steen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
11:27	St. Louis	Shot missed by Kevin Shattenkirk, Wide of Net(Snap 35 ft)
11:47	Minnesota	Stoppage - Hand Pass; TV timeout
11:47	St. Louis	Marcel Goc won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in neutral zone
11:56	St. Louis	Steve Ott credited with hit on Mathew Dumba in offensive zone
11:58	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Marcel Goc saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 48 ft)
12:44	Minnesota	Nino Niederreiter shot blocked by Carl Gunnarsson
12:45	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
12:45	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
12:52	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
12:52	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
13:03	Minnesota	Takeaway by Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
13:10	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Jay Bouwmeester
13:11	Minnesota	Nino Niederreiter credited with hit on David Backes in offensive zone
13:16	St. Louis	Dmitrij Jaskin shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
13:44	Minnesota	Jason Pominville shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
14:02	Minnesota	Takeaway by Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
14:08	Minnesota	Goal scored by Jason Pominville(Backhand 4 ft) assisted by Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund
14:08	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Stastny in neutral zone
14:13	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
14:13	St. Louis	Paul Stastny won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
14:25	St. Louis	Kevin Shattenkirk shot blocked by Mikko Koivu
14:36	St. Louis	Patrik Berglund credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
14:50	Minnesota	Giveaway by Chris Stewart in defensive zone
14:52	St. Louis	Shot missed by Patrik Berglund, Over Net(Wristshot 26 ft)
15:20	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
15:20	St. Louis	Steve Ott won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
15:38	St. Louis	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
15:46	St. Louis	Steve Ott credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone
15:56	Minnesota	Stoppage - Hand Pass
15:56	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jori Lehtera in neutral zone
16:06	Minnesota	Zach Parise shot blocked by Zbynek Michalek
16:13	Minnesota	Goal scored by Zach Parise(Snap 21 ft) assisted by Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund
16:13	St. Louis	Marcel Goc won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in neutral zone
16:20	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
16:20	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Marcel Goc in neutral zone
16:51	Minnesota	Jordan Leopold credited with hit on Dmitrij Jaskin in defensive zone
17:01	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Paul Stastny saved by Devan Dubnyk(Backhand 31 ft)
17:02	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:03	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Stastny in defensive zone
17:10	St. Louis	Patrik Berglund credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone
17:19	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
17:19	St. Louis	Paul Stastny won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
17:33	St. Louis	Patrik Berglund credited with hit on Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
17:44	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu shot blocked by Carl Gunnarsson
18:03	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon in neutral zone
18:31	St. Louis	Shot on goal by David Backes saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 37 ft)
18:32	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:32	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jori Lehtera in defensive zone
18:43	Minnesota	Shot missed by Zach Parise, Wide of Net(Tip-In 15 ft)
18:52	Minnesota	Shot missed by Jason Pominville, Wide of Net(Wristshot 41 ft)
18:52	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
18:52	St. Louis	Steve Ott won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
18:59	Minnesota	Chris Stewart credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in offensive zone
19:23	St. Louis	David Backes credited with hit on Ryan Suter in offensive zone
19:32	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
19:32	St. Louis	Paul Stastny won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
19:36	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Barret Jackman saved by Devan Dubnyk(Slapshot 86 ft)
19:38	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:38	St. Louis	Paul Stastny won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
20:00	Minnesota	End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Minnesota	Start of 3rd period
0:00	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against David Backes in neutral zone
0:06	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
0:06	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
0:26	St. Louis	Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Backhand 28 ft)
0:34	St. Louis	T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Chris Stewart in neutral zone
0:47	Minnesota	Stoppage - Offside
0:47	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Jori Lehtera in neutral zone
0:54	Minnesota	Shot missed by Mikael Granlund, Wide of Net(Slapshot 37 ft)
1:05	Minnesota	Zach Parise credited with hit on Kevin Shattenkirk in offensive zone
1:38	Minnesota	Ryan Suter credited with hit on Paul Stastny in defensive zone
2:03	St. Louis	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Jordan Leopold
2:07	St. Louis	Shot missed by Patrik Berglund, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft)
2:42	St. Louis	Shot on goal by David Backes saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 38 ft)
2:43	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:43	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Marcel Goc in defensive zone
2:53	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Sean Bergenheim saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 10 ft)
2:54	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:54	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Marcel Goc in offensive zone
3:15	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
3:15	St. Louis	Jori Lehtera won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
3:21	St. Louis	Shot missed by Jaden Schwartz, Wide of Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
3:35	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Alex Pietrangelo saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 57 ft)
4:05	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
4:05	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Stastny in defensive zone
4:15	Minnesota	Takeaway by Chris Stewart in offensive zone
4:49	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
4:49	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
5:38	Minnesota	Shot missed by Mikael Granlund, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft)
6:55	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Marcel Goc saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 71 ft)
7:24	St. Louis	Ryan Reaves credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone
7:30	St. Louis	Shot missed by Kevin Shattenkirk, Wide of Net(Wristshot 44 ft)
7:38	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout
7:38	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Paul Stastny in neutral zone
8:16	St. Louis	Patrik Berglund credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
8:18	St. Louis	Giveaway by Dmitrij Jaskin in offensive zone
8:37	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
8:37	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
8:43	Minnesota	Chris Stewart shot blocked by Kevin Shattenkirk
8:45	St. Louis	Kevin Shattenkirk credited with hit on Chris Stewart in defensive zone
9:01	St. Louis	Giveaway by David Backes in neutral zone
9:13	Minnesota	Jason Pominville credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in offensive zone
9:29	Minnesota	Takeaway by Ryan Suter in neutral zone
9:36	Minnesota	Shot missed by Jonas Brodin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 55 ft)
9:36	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
9:36	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Steve Ott in offensive zone
9:40	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 61 ft)
9:40	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:40	St. Louis	Paul Stastny won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
9:46	Minnesota	Stoppage - High Stick
9:46	St. Louis	Jori Lehtera won faceoff against Jason Pominville in neutral zone
10:08	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
10:08	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
10:12	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Alex Steen saved by Devan Dubnyk(Slapshot 38 ft)
10:17	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
10:23	St. Louis	Alex Steen shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
10:32	Minnesota	Jason Pominville credited with hit on Alex Steen in offensive zone
10:45	St. Louis	Jaden Schwartz shot blocked by Chris Stewart
11:03	St. Louis	Takeaway by Zbynek Michalek in defensive zone
11:47	St. Louis	Giveaway by Jake Allen in defensive zone
11:50	Minnesota	Shot missed by Justin Fontaine, Wide of Net(Wristshot 56 ft)
12:00	Minnesota	Takeaway by Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
12:17	Minnesota	Nino Niederreiter credited with hit on Steve Ott in neutral zone
12:21	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Kyle Brodziak saved by Jake Allen(Wristshot 47 ft)
12:22	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
12:22	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against David Backes in offensive zone
13:38	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jason Pominville in defensive zone
13:47	Minnesota	Zach Parise shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
13:58	St. Louis	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Ryan Suter
14:08	St. Louis	Shot missed by Alex Pietrangelo, Wide of Net(Wristshot 60 ft)
14:15	St. Louis	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Zach Parise
14:21	St. Louis	Shot missed by Alex Pietrangelo, Wide of Net(Slapshot 59 ft)
15:09	Minnesota	Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Kevin Shattenkirk
15:14	Minnesota	Stoppage - Icing
15:14	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Stastny in offensive zone
15:38	Minnesota	Jason Zucker credited with hit on Alex Pietrangelo in offensive zone
15:55	Minnesota	Takeaway by Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
16:13	St. Louis	Zbynek Michalek shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
16:26	Minnesota	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
16:26	St. Louis	David Backes won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
16:33	St. Louis	Shot missed by Alex Steen, Wide of Net(Slapshot 63 ft)
16:51	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Alex Pietrangelo saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 36 ft)
16:53	Minnesota	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Visitor Timeout
16:53	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against David Backes in defensive zone
17:15	St. Louis	David Backes credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
17:22	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Alex Steen saved by Devan Dubnyk(Slapshot 55 ft)
17:39	Minnesota	Shot missed by Jason Pominville, Wide of Net(Wristshot 55 ft)
17:56	Minnesota	Takeaway by Nino Niederreiter in neutral zone
17:58	Minnesota	Goal scored by Nino Niederreiter(Wristshot 30 ft)
17:58	St. Louis	Marcel Goc won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in neutral zone
18:06	Minnesota	Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk in defensive zone
18:08	St. Louis	Ryan Reaves shot blocked by Kyle Brodziak
18:28	St. Louis	Ryan Reaves credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone
18:51	St. Louis	Shot on goal by Paul Stastny saved by Devan Dubnyk(Backhand 41 ft)
18:58	St. Louis	Steve Ott shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
19:02	St. Louis	penalty to Steve Ott 2 minutes for Roughing Jared Spurgeon(served by Dmitrij Jaskin)
19:02	St. Louis	penalty to Steve Ott 10 minutes for Misconduct (10 min)
19:02	St. Louis	Shorthanded - Alex Steen won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
20:00	Minnesota	End of 3rd period
20:00	Minnesota	game-end

Game Information

Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Jean Hebert, Marc Joannette Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 19,165 (106.1% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  St. Louis   Minnesota
Total Shots    17  24	PIM  16    0	Hits    26  28	Giveaways    4  5	Takeaways    3  17	Faceoffs Won  32    31

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	STL	MIN
No scoring this period			0	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
13:41		Barret Jackman: 2 Minutes for Cross checking
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	STL	MIN
14:08		Jason Pominville (2) Assists: Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund	0	1
16:13		Zach Parise (1) Assists: Jason Pominville, Mikael Granlund	0	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
1:23		Alexander Steen: 2 Minutes for Hooking
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	STL	MIN
17:58		Nino Niederreiter (1) Unassisted	0	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
19:02		Steve Ott: 10 Minute Misconduct
19:02		Steve Ott: 2 Minutes for Roughing (Served by Dmitrij Jaskin)

Player Summary

St. Louis Blues Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % D. Backes C 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 28 18:35 0:00 2:04 16:31 13 7 65.0 P. Berglund C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 21 15:05 0:00 0:00 15:05 0 0 00.0 J. Bouwmeester D 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 20:00 0:00 2:18 17:42 0 0 00.0 M. Goc C 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 8:29 0:00 0:55 7:34 4 4 50.0 C. Gunnarsson D 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 24 17:32 0:00 0:30 17:02 0 0 00.0 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20 13:20 0:00 1:41 11:39 0 0 00.0 D. Jaskin RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 8:45 0:00 0:00 8:45 0 0 00.0 J. Lehtera C 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 17:00 0:00 0:00 17:00 4 6 40.0 Z. Michalek D 0 0 -1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 27 17:33 0:00 2:35 14:58 0 0 00.0 T. Oshie RW 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 27 19:36 0:00 2:09 17:27 0 0 00.0 S. Ott C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 3 0 0 18 11:36 0:00 0:53 10:43 4 2 66.7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 -2 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 31 27:01 0:00 2:23 24:38 0 0 00.0 R. Reaves RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 8:43 0:00 0:00 8:43 0 0 00.0 J. Schwartz LW 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 18:24 0:00 1:03 17:21 0 0 00.0 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 1 28 23:47 0:00 0:29 23:18 0 0 00.0 P. Stastny C 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 16:53 0:00 1:57 14:56 6 11 35.3 A. Steen LW 0 0 -3 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 26 17:56 0:00 0:55 17:01 1 1 50.0 V. Tarasenko RW 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 15:52 0:00 0:00 15:52 0 0 00.0 St. Louis Blues Scratches Player Detail N. Lundstrom Scratched C. Butler Scratched T. Rattie Scratched O. Jokinen Scratched R. Bortuzzo Upper Body C. Porter Scratched Minnesota Wild Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % S. Bergenheim LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 9:59 0:00 0:00 9:59 0 0 00.0 J. Brodin D 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 27 23:17 0:00 0:00 23:17 0 0 00.0 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 11:48 0:00 0:00 11:48 7 6 53.8 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 20 14:27 0:00 0:00 14:27 5 8 38.5 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 15:34 2:50 0:00 12:44 0 0 00.0 J. Fontaine RW 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 12:06 0:00 0:00 12:06 0 0 00.0 M. Granlund C 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 24 17:26 1:52 0:00 15:34 6 9 40.0 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 18:13 3:06 0:00 15:07 13 8 61.9 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 14:04 0:58 0:00 13:06 0 0 00.0 N. Niederreiter RW 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 20 14:16 1:52 0:00 12:24 0 0 00.0 Z. Parise LW 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 18:29 2:08 0:00 16:21 0 0 00.0 J. Pominville RW 1 1 3 5 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 22 17:31 2:08 0:00 15:23 0 1 00.0 M. Scandella D 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 26 19:15 0:00 0:00 19:15 0 0 00.0 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 20:38 1:39 0:00 18:59 0 0 00.0 C. Stewart RW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 20 17:33 2:50 0:00 14:43 0 0 00.0 R. Suter D 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 27 25:04 2:21 0:00 22:43 0 0 00.0 T. Vanek LW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 15:06 2:17 0:00 12:49 0 0 00.0 J. Zucker LW 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 15:16 0:49 0:00 14:27 0 0 00.0 Minnesota Wild Scratches Player Detail C. Folin Scratched N. Backstrom Scratched E. Haula Scratched M. Cooke Scratched R. Carter Scratched N. Prosser Scratched J. Schroeder Scratched

Goaltending Summary

St. Louis Blues Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM J. Allen 23 2 21 .913 58:55 0	Minnesota Wild Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM D. Dubnyk 17 0 17 1.000 59:58 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
St. Louis	4	6	7	17
Minnesota	9	11	4	24

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
St. Louis	0 of 0
Minnesota	0 of 3

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic