St.Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild, 4-3

That brings us to the end of a wild first period — St.Louis Blues 2, Minnesota Wild 2. Minnesota Wild edged the shot clock 18-10, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Simon Benoit opened the scoring for Minnesota Wild at 7:10, Dougie Hamilton tied it for St.Louis Blues at 12:14, Kirill Kaprizov put Minnesota Wild in front on the power play at 15:04, and Dougie Hamilton tied it for St.Louis Blues on the power play at 16:52.

Juuse Saros was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, St.Louis Blues went 1-for-1 while Minnesota Wild went 1-for-2.

Minnesota Wild owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — St.Louis Blues 2, Minnesota Wild 1. Shots were even at 13 apiece, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Jordan Martinook put St.Louis Blues in front at 1:32, Anze Kopitar extended the lead for St.Louis Blues at 8:42, and Kirill Kaprizov cut the deficit for Minnesota Wild at 11:28.

Juuse Saros was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, St.Louis Blues went 0-for-1.

Minnesota Wild owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — St.Louis Blues 0, Minnesota Wild 0. Minnesota Wild edged the shot clock 15-12, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Juuse Saros was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Minnesota Wild went 0-for-1.

Minnesota Wild owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.