BLUES AT WILD
When: Tonight, April 12 at 7 p.m. CT
Where: Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN
Watch: Bally Sports Midwest Plus (Channel Numbers), FOX Sports GO
Listen:Q94 93.9 fm 101 ESPN, NHL App
Season series presented by Purina: Blues lead 2-1
THE SERIES SO FAR
March 25: Wild 2, Blues 0
The Blues fired 37 shots on goal and limited the Wild to only 11 shots, but still fell 2-0 at Xcel Energy Center. Cam Talbot recorded a 37-save shutout to extend Minnesota’s home winning streak to 11 games.
April 9: Blues 9, Wild 1
Ryan O’Reilly scored his second career hat trick en route to a statement 9-1 Blues’ win at Enterprise Center. Justin Faulk and Sammy Blais each had a goal and two assists and Jaden Schwartz scored two goals to give the Wild their most lopsided loss in franchise history – never before had the Wild given up nine goals in a single game. It was the Blues’ best offensive performance since a 10-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings on March 30, 2011.
April 10: Blues 3, Wild 2 (OT)
With the St. Louis Blues trailing 2-1 in the final minute, Mike Hoffman delivered a game-tying goal with Ville Husso pulled and 42 seconds left in regulation. It was Hoffman’s second goal of the game after being a healthy scratch in the previous two games. Then, with two seconds left in overtime, Ryan O’Reilly roofed a backhand shot over goalie Cam Talbot’s shoulder to cap off a dramatic win at Enterprise Center – the Blues’ third straight.
BLUE NOTES
Brayden Schenn is set to play in his 700th career game on Monday in Minnesota. Schenn has played 266 games in St. Louis since joining the team in the summer of 2017… The Blues are 12-7-2 on the road this season, and their 26 points away from Enterprise Center is tied for fifth-most in the NHL this season… The Blues have collected points in seven of their last eight games against Minnesota (6-1-1)… Jordan Binnington is 4-1-0 with a 1.01 goals-against average and a .963 save-percentage against the Wild. Binnington and Wild goaltender Cam Talbot are the only goalies to post 50 or more saves in a game this season… The NHL Trade Deadline is Monday at 2 p.m. CT.
