St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 10, 2021
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Tom Chmielewski, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Dan Kelly, Brad Kovachik
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Blues winger Mike Hoffman scored his second goal of the game with 42 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime.
Vince Dunn had three assists and Ville Husso made 28 saves for the Blues, who won their third straight game.
Matt Dumba and Nico Sturm scored for the Wild and Cam Talbot made 27 saves.
After suffering a 9-1 blowout loss Friday night in St. Louis, the Wild responded with a sturdy defensive performance. They outshot the Blues 9-6 in the first period while taking a 1-0 lead.
After Blues defenseman Jake Walman turned the puck over while trying to gain the Minnesota zone, Colton Parayko fell down trying to scramble back to cover for him.
That gave Sturm, back in the lineup after sitting out Friday, a free skate up the left wing and an open shot from the left dot -- which he buried.
Hoffman, who was also a healthy scratch Friday, tied the game with a power-play goal at 3:07 of the second period. His one-time shot from the right circle deflected off Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin and past Talbot.
Dumba put the Wild back on top with a power-play goal with 1:48 left in the second period. He scored with a slap shot from the top of the left circle through a well-timed screen.
Blues forward Zach Sanford nearly tied the game with 11 1/2 minutes left, but his backhand shot rang off the inside of the right post from point-blank range.
With Husso pulled for an extra attacker, the Blues scored a 6-on-5 goal to tie the game 2-2. Hoffman fired a shot from above the right circle that caromed off Talbot, then Dumba and into the net.
O'Reilly won the game by circling the net and lifting a backhand shot over Talbot's shoulder with time winding down in overtime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
St. Louis |
Matt Dumba 1 |
Points |
Vince Dunn 3 |
Matt Dumba 1 |
Goals |
Mike Hoffman 2 |
Joseph Cramarossa 1 |
Assists |
Vince Dunn 3 |
Matt Dumba 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Mike Hoffman 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Cam Talbot .900 |
Save Percentage |
Ville Husso .933 |
Cam Talbot 27 |
Saves |
Ville Husso 28 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Minnesota
|
30 |
2 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
8 |
24 |
St. Louis
|
30 |
3 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
6 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Blues have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .364 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Wild have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .600 after a loss.