3:09 pm
November 11

Wild @ Blues

Who will WIN this matchup?

Minnesota Wild (10-4-2)

@ St. Louis Blues (6-5-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Devan Dubnyk (MIN): Unconfirmed

Jake Allen (STL): Unconfirmed

 

Current odds:

Minnesota Wild: (+100)

St. Louis Blues: (-120)

 

• The Blues responded to last week’s thrashing by Minnesota with a pair of one-sided wins, including a 4-0 shutout of San Jose on Friday night.

• The Wild opened the season by losing four of their first five games (1-2-2) but have ripped off nine victories in their last 11. Like the Blues, Minnesota has won two straight in impressive fashion and four of its last five — all coming away from home — as it prepares to conclude a franchise-record seven-game road trip.

• Mikael Granlund leads the team in goals (nine) and points (17) after scoring twice and setting up another in Friday’s 5-1 rout in Anaheim, giving him four tallies and as many assists on the road trip. Minnesota outshot the Ducks by a 2-to-1 margin (43-21) and also tilted the ice in last weekend’s matchup against the Blues with a 45-16 edge in shots on goal. “We are playing much better with the puck now and getting pressure on them and it’s a fun way to play,” Granlund said. You don’t need to defend all night. … We just have to keep it going.”

• Yeo declined to say who will be in net Sunday but the smart money is on backup Chad Johnson, who delivered the team’s first shutout of the season Friday and has turned away 71 of 72 shots in his first two starts. “I want to be careful because I don’t want to say something that sounds like Jake (Allen) is not doing the job,” Yeo said. “We’ve played two solid games in front of Chad and he’s played very well. He’s been very solid. He’s played real strong for us.” Forward Vladimir Tarasenko extended his point streak to six games with an assist against San Jose.

• Wild G Devan Dubnyk is 4-1-0 in his last five against the Blues.

4/10
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