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2017-18 regular season

Blues at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Wild lead the season series 3–1

Wild beat Blues 8–3 at Xcel Energy Center on February 27, 2018.

STL – MIN
25–33
Shots on goal
1/6–2/6
Power play
20–16
Hits
9–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Eric Staal
3 G, 2 A
4 shots · 12:57 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Jason Zucker
1 G, 4 A
4 shots · 12:59 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Mikael Granlund
2 G, 2 A
2 shots · 13:56 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Jason Zucker PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:57
Assists: Ryan Suter, Eric Staal · beat Jake Allen
0–1
🌲 Mikael Granlund 1st · 07:13
Assists: Eric Staal, Jason Zucker · beat Jake Allen
0–2
🎵 Vladimir Tarasenko 1st · 09:59
Assists: Brayden Schenn, Alexander Steen · beat Devan Dubnyk
1–2
🌲 Mikael Granlund 1st · 11:17
Assists: Nick Seeler, Nate Prosser · beat Jake Allen
1–3
2nd period
🎵 Alex Pietrangelo 2nd · 00:15
Assists: Jaden Schwartz, Jay Bouwmeester · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–3
🌲 Eric Staal PP 2nd · 08:19
Assists: Jason Zucker, Ryan Suter · beat Carter Hutton
2–4
🌲 Mikko Koivu 2nd · 17:07
Assists: Charlie Coyle, Zach Parise · beat Carter Hutton
2–5
🎵 Vladimir Tarasenko PP 2nd · 18:32
Assists: Jaden Schwartz, Alexander Steen · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–5
🌲 Jared Spurgeon 2nd · 19:44
Assists: Mikael Granlund, Ryan Suter · beat Carter Hutton
3–6
3rd period
🌲 Eric Staal 3rd · 07:46
Assists: Jason Zucker, Mikko Koivu · beat Carter Hutton
3–7
🌲 Eric Staal 3rd · 10:54
Assists: Jason Zucker, Mikael Granlund · beat Carter Hutton
3–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Schenn · Schwartz · Tarasenko 19:05
L2 Steen · Brodziak · Soshnikov 14:51
L3 Barbashev · Berglund · Jaskin 12:42
L4 Sobotka · Thompson · Upshall 11:54
D1 Bouwmeester · Pietrangelo 23:49
D2 Parayko · Dunn 19:45
D3 Gunnarsson · Schmaltz 14:16
🌲Wild
L1 Parise · Koivu · Niederreiter 15:48
L2 Winnik · Eriksson Ek · Cullen 14:15
L3 Coyle · Granlund · Ennis 13:56
L4 Zucker · Foligno · Staal 12:57
D1 Suter · Dumba 23:17
D2 Spurgeon · Brodin 21:07
D3 Seeler · Prosser 15:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL MIN🌲
25 Shots on goal 33
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
20 Hits 16
9 Blocked shots 16
3 Takeaways 7
2 Giveaways 10
12 Penalty minutes 12
STL shooting 12.0% (3/25) MIN shooting 24.2% (8/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Carter Hutton
20/25
.800 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
Jake Allen
5/8
.625 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Jason Zucker · 1st 02:57 · 0–1 Mikael Granlund · 1st 07:13 · 0–2 Vladimir Tarasenko · 1st 09:59 · 1–2 Mikael Granlund · 1st 11:17 · 1–3 Alex Pietrangelo · 2nd 00:15 · 2–3 Eric Staal · 2nd 08:19 · 2–4 Mikko Koivu · 2nd 17:07 · 2–5 Vladimir Tarasenko · 2nd 18:32 · 3–5 Jared Spurgeon · 2nd 19:44 · 3–6 Eric Staal · 3rd 07:46 · 3–7 Eric Staal · 3rd 10:54 · 3–8
STL MIN
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Blues
Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 3–6
Blues
Blues — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

All →
Wild lead the season series 3–1
Feb 62018 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 6–2 Dec 22017 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 1–2 OT Nov 252017 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 3–6 Apr 222017 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 4–3 OT Apr 192017 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 2–0
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Who won Blues vs Wild on February 27, 2018?

Wild won 8–3. The final score was Blues 3, Wild 8.

Who scored for Blues?

Vladimir Tarasenko (2), Alex Pietrangelo.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Staal (3), Mikael Granlund (2), Jared Spurgeon, Jason Zucker, Mikko Koivu.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Blues vs Wild season series?

Wild lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎵 Blues
BeforeFeb 25 🎵STL @ 🐯NSH 0–4 AfterFeb 28 🐙DET @ 🎵STL 1–2
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 25 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterMar 1 🌲MIN @ 🌵ARI 3–5
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