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2015-16 regular season

Wild at Blues

🗓 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–1

Wild beat Blues 3–1 at Enterprise Center on December 31, 2015.

MIN – STL
29–34
Shots on goal
0/1–1/3
Power play
16–13
Hits
17–9
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Erik Haula
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 12:01 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Nino Niederreiter
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 13:42 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Devan Dubnyk
33 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🎵 Kevin Shattenkirk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:42
Assists: Alexander Steen, Paul Stastny · beat Devan Dubnyk
0–1
🌲 Nino Niederreiter Tying 2nd · 16:12
Assists: Justin Fontaine, Erik Haula · beat Jake Allen
1–1
3rd period
🌲 Erik Haula Go-ahead 3rd · 11:28
Assists: Nino Niederreiter · beat Jake Allen
2–1
🌲 Thomas Vanek Empty net 3rd · 18:23
Assists: Charlie Coyle
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Zucker · Koivu · Coyle 17:02
L2 Carter · Granlund · Pominville 15:02
L3 Vanek · Stoll · Niederreiter 13:34
L4 Porter · Haula · Fontaine 12:01
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 27:48
D2 Brodin · Scandella 19:28
D3 Dumba · Prosser 12:35
🎵Blues
L1 Steen · Paajarvi · Stastny 22:05
L2 Fabbri · Backes · Brouwer 16:36
L3 Lehtera · Jaskin · Upshall 12:59
L4 Brodziak · Caron · Reaves 8:59
D1 Shattenkirk · Pietrangelo 25:34
D2 Bouwmeester · Parayko 21:44
D3 Bortuzzo · Gunnarsson 11:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN STL🎵
29 Shots on goal 34
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
16 Hits 13
17 Blocked shots 9
9 Takeaways 8
2 Giveaways 1
8 Penalty minutes 4
MIN shooting 10.3% (3/29) STL shooting 2.9% (1/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
33/34
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎵Blues
Jake Allen
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 58:12 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Kevin Shattenkirk · 2nd 08:42 · 0–1 Nino Niederreiter · 2nd 16:12 · 1–1 Erik Haula · 3rd 11:28 · 2–1 Thomas Vanek · 3rd 18:23 · 3–1
MIN STL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 5-4-4 (38% win rate, 13 games)
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 9-5-2 (56% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 5-1-3 (56% win rate, 9 games)
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

All →
Wild lead the season series 2–1
Oct 312015 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–3 OT Oct 102015 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Apr 262015 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 1–4 Apr 242015 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 4–1 Apr 222015 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 6–1
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Who won Wild vs Blues on December 31, 2015?

Wild won 3–1. The final score was Wild 3, Blues 1.

Who scored for Wild?

Erik Haula, Nino Niederreiter, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Blues?

Kevin Shattenkirk.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jake Allen made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Wild vs Blues season series?

Wild lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 28 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 1–3 AfterJan 2 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 2–3
🎵 Blues
BeforeDec 29 🐯NSH @ 🎵STL 3–4 AfterJan 2 🎵STL @ 🍁TOR 1–4
Also on December 31
🏝️NYI 2–1 ⚔️BUF 🐧PIT 5–2 🐙DET 🦅WSH 2–4 🌪️CAR 🪶CHI 4–3 🏔️COL 🐯NSH 1–5 ⭐DAL 👑LAK 4–1 🔥CGY 🦆ANA 1–0 🛢️EDM ✈️WPG 2–4 🌵ARI
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