Preview: Wild vs. Blues

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Wild seeks redemption tonight, hoping to top the Blues after a tough overtime loss to the Rangers on Thursday night. The Wild is 2-2-1 in its last five games, while still seeking a spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff Race.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Saturday, March 15th at 7:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Xcel Energy Center (Saint Paul, Minnesota)
• Road Closure Alert: A portion of W. 7th Street, between Kellogg Blvd. & N. Walnut St., will close on March 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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Wild Record: 37-24-5, 79 points, 4th in Central Division

Blues Record: 31-28-7, 69 points, T-5th in Central Division

2024-25 Series Record: 3-0-0

All-Time Wild Record: 44-34-21 (27-14-9 at Xcel Energy Center)

This Season on Wild vs. Blues

The Wild won the series-opening game, 4-1, at Enterprise Center (10/15), the second contest, 4-2, in St. Louis (11/19) and the third contest, 6-4, in St. Paul (1/7).

LW Kirill Kaprizov (2-2=4) and C Ryan Hartman (2-2=4) lead Minnesota with four points each. D Jonas Brodin (1-2=3), LW Marcus Johansson (1-2=3), D Jake Middleton (1-2=3) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0- 3=3) each own three points. G Filip Gustavsson has started all three games games for the Wild, posting a 2-0-0 record with a 2.91 GAA and .900 SV%, while also scoring the first goal of his hockey career, a power-play goal in the first meeting, to become the first goaltender in franchise history to find the net. G Marc-André Fleury entered the third game in relief and saved all 15 shots faced to earn the victory.

C Zack Bolduc leads St. Louis with three points (0-3=3). G Jordan Binnington has started all three contests for the Blues and owns a 0-3-0 record with a 3.75 GAA and a .859 SV%.

Last Time Out

Minnesota fell 3-2 to the New York Rangers in overtime on Thursday night. C Freddy Gaudreau and Johansson each netted a goal for the Wild. Gustavsson saved 28-of-31 shots on goal.

Wild Leaders Against Blues

• Zuccarello leads the Wild with 23 points (7-16=23) in 33 career games against St. Louis
• Hartman owns 22 points (13-9=22) in 36 contests
• Kaprizov (8-9=17 in 19 games) and Brodin (5-12=17 in 49 games) each have 17 points
• D Jared Spurgeon has 16 points (4-12=16) in 52 games

Blues Leaders Against Wild

• C Brayden Schenn leads St. Louis with 28 career points (10- 18=28) in 39 career games against the Wild
• C Jordan Kyrou has 23 points (12-11=23) in 22 games
• D Justin Faulk owns 22 points (3-19=22) in 37 contests
• D Nick Leddy owns 21 points (3-18=21) in 38 games

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On the Mend

Jonas Brodin: lower-body injury (six game missed)

Joel Eriksson Ek: lower-body injury (nine games missed)

Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (16 games missed)

Connections

• Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin registered 47 points (28-19=47) in 61 contests with the Blues in 2006- 07
• Faulk is from South Saint Paul and played one season at the University of Minnesota Duluth (2010-11)
• Leddy hails from Eden Prairie and was selected by Minnesota in the first round (16th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft
• C Oskar Sundqvist recorded seven points (3-4=7) in 15 games with Minnesota in 2022- 23
• D Ryan Suter recorded 369 points (55-314=369) in 656 games in nine seasons with the Wild (2012-21)

Fast Facts

• The Wild has never swept a season series against the Blues
• Minnesota topped St. Louis in the 2015 First Round, clinching the series with a Game 6 win in Saint Paul – marking the first time in franchise history Minnesota won a playoff series on home ice
• The Blues defeated the Wild in the 2017 First Round and 2022 First Round

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