St. Louis Blues (37-35-7, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (44-24-10, third in the Central Division)
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Minnesota Wild after the Blues beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime.
Minnesota has a 14-7-1 record in Central Division play and a 44-24-10 record overall. The Wild have a +19 scoring differential, with 226 total goals scored and 207 allowed.
St. Louis is 9-13-1 against the Central Division and 37-35-7 overall. The Blues have a 34-10-3 record when scoring at least three goals.
Saturday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Wild won 5-2 in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mats Zuccarello has 22 goals and 45 assists for the Wild. Matthew Boldy has 11 goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Robert Thomas has 17 goals and 46 assists for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou has scored six goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 5-3-2, averaging three goals, 4.5 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Blues: 6-2-2, averaging four goals, 6.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Wild: Gustav Nyquist: out (shoulder), Mason Shaw: out for season (knee), Kirill Kaprizov: out (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek: day to day (lower body), Oskar Sundqvist: day to day (lower body).
Blues: Marco Scandella: out for season (lower body), Robert Thomas: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
