St. Louis 4, Minnesota 0
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Peter MacDougall, Dean Morton
Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis, Bryan Pancich
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Ville Husso made 31 saves to earn his first career shutout as the St. Louis Blues blanked the visiting Minnesota Wild 4-0 Wednesday night.
David Perron (goal, two assists) and Torey Krug (goal, assist) paced the offense for the fast-finishing Blues (26-20-9, 61 points). They have earned points in 10 of their last 11 games while going 7-1-3.
The Blues, who are 5-1-1 against the Wild this season, also got goals from Ivan Barbashev and Jaden Schwartz.
The Wild (35-15-5, 75 points) came into the game with an outside shot at finishing second in the West Division. But that quest ended with the loss and they settled for third place.
Nothing will be at stake when the Wild and Blues conclude their regular season with a Thursday rematch.
Cam Talbot stopped 23 of 27 shots for the Wild, who have allowed three or more goals in nine straight games.
The Blues struck first with 7:06 left in the first period. Perron fired a sharp-angle shot from the right wing, and Barbashev punched the rebound through Talbot to put the Blues up 1-0.
Schwartz doubled that lead with 5:20 left in the period. Jordan Kyrou rolled the puck through the crease and Schwartz poked it into the open side of the net with a diving effort.
Husso made 13 saves in the up-tempo period, including several from point-blank range, to keep the Blues in control.
Krug made it 3-0 midway through the second period. Ryan O'Reilly circled the net with the puck and fed Krug as he broke toward the right post for a point-blank shot that bled through Talbot.
With the teams playing 4-on-4 due to matching penalties, Perron whipped a one-time shot past Talbot from the high slot to put the Blues up 4-0 with 6:50 left in the second.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
St. Louis |
N/A |
Points |
David Perron 3 |
N/A |
Goals |
David Perron 1 |
N/A |
Assists |
David Perron 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Cam Talbot .852 |
Save Percentage |
Ville Husso 1.000 |
Cam Talbot 23 |
Saves |
Ville Husso 31 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Minnesota
|
31 |
0 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
2 |
20 |
St. Louis
|
27 |
4 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
8 |
23 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Blues have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .379 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Wild have a W/L % of .629 after a win and .632 after a loss.