Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey LeagueGoalie Gustavsson makes 27 saves, scores an empty-netter, Wild beat Blues 4-1
Ryan Hartman scored a power-play goal in the first period and Jakub Lauko scored a short-handed goal in the second for the Wild. Marco Rossi added a third-period goal. Kirill Kaprizov had two assists.
Mathieu Joseph, acquired in an offseason trade with Ottawa, scored his first goal as a Blue midway through the third period. Jordan Binnington made 23 saves for St. Louis, who had won their last four home openers.
Blues: Have faced a multi-goal deficit in all four games this season.
Moments later, Jordan Kyrou appeared to score on the same Blues power play, but the goal was waved off as the official had blown the play dead believing that Gustavsson had covered the puck. Ryan Suter also came close to scoring for the Blues, but the replay showed the puck crossed the line after the second-period buzzer.
MIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 3:50 | Ryan Hartman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (4), Brock Faber (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 7:52 | Jakub Lauko Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (1), Jonas Brodin (2) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 0:46 | Marco Rossi Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (2), Kirill Kaprizov (5) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 10:10 | Mathieu Joseph Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Zack Bolduc (1), Philip Broberg (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:51 | Filip Gustavsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
MIN | STL | |
---|---|---|
23 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
30 | Hits | 29 |
5 | Takeaways | 5 |
27 | Shots | 28 |
2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
5 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
40.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
21 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
44.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.3 |
17 | Giveaways | 16 |
2 | Total Penalties | 4 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |