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Minnesota Wild vs St. Louis Blues prediction

Minnesota Wild6–3–2 · HomeSt. Louis Blues5–4–1 · Away

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Minnesota Wild

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line12 min together
    12LWBoldyMatt
    14CEkJoel Eriksson
    97RWKaprizovKirill
  2. 2nd line8 min together
    20LWColemanBlake
    38CHartmanRyan
    10RWBrinkBobby
  3. 3rd line7 min together
    61LWLorenzRieger
    13CTreninYakov
    22RWYurovDanila
  4. 4th line6 min together
    78LWSturmNico
    47CMcCarronMichael
    19RWPitlickTyler

Defence

  1. 1st pair13 min together
    43DHughesQuinn
    25DBrodinJonas
  2. 2nd pair8 min together
    46DSpurgeonJared
    48DHuntDaemon
  3. 3rd pair8 min together
    24DBogosianZach
    3DMaattaOlli

Goalies

  • 31ProjectedPickardCalvin
  • 30BackupWallstedtJesper

St. Louis Blues

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line14 min together
    81LWHollowayDylan
    18CThomasRobert
    21RWSnuggerudJimmy
  2. 2nd line13 min together
    89LWBuchnevichPavel
    63CNeighboursJake
    15RWDvorskyDalibor
  3. 3rd line11 min together
    77LWMcMichaelConnor
    83CMcTavishMason
    29RWBerggrenJonatan
  4. 4th line10 min together
    22LWSuterPius
    41CKaskimakiAleksanteri
    28RWStenbergOtto

Defence

  1. 1st pair10 min together
    6DBrobergPhilip
    72DBarronJustin
  2. 2nd pair15 min together
    17DFowlerCam
    25DCarloBrandon
  3. 3rd pair6 min together
    55DParaykoColton
    36DJiricekAdam

Goalies

  • 30ProjectedHoferJoel
  • 50BackupBinningtonJ.

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Calvin Pickard MIN

.800 save percentage

5.00 GAA · 0–1–0 · 1 start

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Joel Hofer LOU

.921 save percentage

2.17 GAA · 4–2–1 · 1 shutout · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Team leaders

Minnesota WildThis seasonSt. Louis Blues

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (10 games per team); current squads only.

Recent form

Minnesota Wild

L1–2OTL3–4W2–1W5–4L2–5

St. Louis Blues

W6–2W2–1L2–5L4–5W7–2

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • Minnesota Wild 5–4 St. Louis Blues

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