nhl Game Recap
Blues Fall 5-3 Against Minnesota - Game Recap
The Wild earned a 5-3 victory over St. Louis on Saturday behind a 37-save performance from Filip Gustavsson at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -235 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Sam Steel, Ryan Hartman, Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon, and Frederick Gaudreau in the victory. Hartman opened the scoring at 11:17 of the first period.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 37 of 40 St. Louis shots in the victory.
St. Louis got goals from Jake Neighbours, Pavel Buchnevich, and Sammy Blais in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
St. Louis got a 25-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while St. Louis went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot Minnesota 40-30 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head home to face Dallas.