Will the St. Louis Blues Outskate the Minnesota Wild in Upcoming Enterprise Center Duel?
As the St. Louis Blues gear up to face the Minnesota Wild at the Enterprise Center, fans are eager to see if their team can maintain their momentum and deliver another thrilling performance on home ice. The upcoming game, scheduled for March 17th, promises to be a captivating encounter as both teams vie for supremacy.
The Blues have shown remarkable resilience in recent games, with a notable victory against the Wild on March 2nd where they secured a 3-1 win. This victory was underpinned by an impressive powerplay performance that saw them capitalize on one of their seven opportunities and an empty-net goal that sealed their triumph. Their goaltending was also stellar, saving 21 shots out of 22, reflecting a save percentage rounded to perfection.
However, it wasn't just about scoring; the Blues demonstrated strong defensive capabilities by blocking 22 shots and winning crucial takeaways (11) which contributed significantly to their success. Despite facing challenges in faceoff win percentage at only 43 percent during even strength play against Minnesota Wild previously, they managed to overcome these difficulties through strategic plays and sheer determination.
On offense, while shooting at an efficient rate of 11 percent overall against the Wild earlier this month may not seem overwhelming at first glance, it's indicative of quality over quantity – taking advantage when it counts most.
Conversely, looking at Minnesota's last game against St. Louis reveals areas where they could improve before hitting the ice again at Enterprise Center. With only one goal from nineteen even-strength shots and falling short in both powerplay opportunities without scoring any goals reflects some offensive struggles that need addressing if they hope to challenge STL's defense effectively.
Moreover, despite having a higher faceoff win percentage than STL during even strength play (61 percent), MIN couldn't translate this advantage into more goals or prevent STL from finding ways around them defensively – something they'll undoubtedly be working on ahead of this rematch.
The key for St. Louis will be maintaining discipline while exploiting any weaknesses in MIN’s armor – particularly capitalizing on powerplays as they did previously with an efficiency rate of nearly sixty percent during those situations.
As anticipation builds towards what is expected to be another intense battle between these two teams; fans should mark their calendars for March 17th when these rivals clash once more at Enterprise Center in St. Louis MO starting promptly at midnight GMT (7 PM local time). The match will be broadcasted across various networks including ESPN+ online as well as BSMW and BSN/BSWI on television ensuring no fan misses out on what is set up to be another exciting chapter in this rivalry’s history.