St. Louis Blues Ice the Minnesota Wild in a 3-1 Home Victory
The St. Louis Blues, with a record of 3-1, hosted the Minnesota Wild at the Enterprise Center and emerged victorious with a final score of 3-1. The Wild's season tally now stands at 1-3.
The game saw the Blues take an early lead in the first period and maintain their dominance throughout, adding one goal in each subsequent period. The home team's offense was on point, converting one out of seven powerplay opportunities into a goal and showcasing an impressive shooting percentage of eleven percent overall from twenty-seven shots.
Defensively, the Blues were just as formidable; they blocked twenty-two shots and their goaltender saved twenty-one out of twenty-two shots by the Wild, reflecting a save percentage rounded to one hundred percent for both teams' goaltenders. Despite winning fewer faceoffs than their opponents – only forty-three percent compared to fifty-seven percent by the Wild – it did not deter them from controlling much of the game.
On special teams, while both sides had limited success on powerplays with St. Louis scoring once from ten powerplay shots and Minnesota failing to capitalize on any of their three chances, it was ultimately St. Louis who made better use of these situations.
The visiting team managed to hit back once in the second period but could not find another way past St. Louis' solid defense or goaltending for further scoring opportunities. The Minnesota Wild also displayed resilience on defense with thirteen blocked shots but struggled offensively with only four percent shooting accuracy from twenty-two attempts.
As for individual performances for St. Louis, five different players contributed assists while three different skaters scored goals including an empty-netter that sealed their win late in third period action.
Looking ahead after this home win celebration fades away; fans can catch up next when St. Louis Blues travel to face Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on March 5th at Wells Fargo Center which will be broadcasted live on NBCS-PH and BSMW networks.