The Minnesota Wild (28-26-6) visit the St. Louis Blues (30-26-3), who have fallen in three straight, on Saturday, March 2 at 6:00 PM ET on BSMW and BSN.
Wild vs. Blues Game Info
- Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Wild and Blues Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Wild Insights
- The Wild rank 16th in the NHL with 186 goals scored (3.1 per game).
- Defensively, the Wild are conceding 200 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 24th in league play.
- Their -14 goal differential ranks 22nd in the league.
- The 46 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (on 210 power-play chances) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
- The Wild’s 21.9% power-play conversion rate ranks 15th in the league.
- The Wild have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Wild kill 74.38% of opponent power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Wild have the 29th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 46.6%.
- The Wild have a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The Wild have earned three shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.4 hits and 16 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- With 26 goals and 37 assists this season, Kirill Kaprizov is one of Minnesota’s top contributors (63 points).
- Having scored 29 goals and adding 25 assists, Joel Eriksson Ek is a top contributor for Minnesota through 60 games.
- On 124 shots (for 11 goals) and 39 assists, Mats Zuccarello has recorded 50 points this season.
- As Minnesota’s top goalie, Filip Gustavsson has recorded 16 wins and 15 losses this season while giving up 111 goals with 930 saves.
Wild Injuries
Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season), Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Out), Patrick Maroon: Back (Out)
Blues Insights
- The Blues’ 169 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank them 24th in the league.
- The Blues’ total of 184 goals given up (3.1 per game) is 16th in the league.
- With a goal differential of -15, they are 23rd in the league.
- The Blues have 32 power-play goals (on 181 chances), 23rd in the NHL.
- The Blues’ power-play percentage (17.68) ranks them 25th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have 11.
- The 79.11% penalty-kill percentage of the Blues is 17th in the NHL.
- The Blues win 49% of faceoffs, 22nd-ranked in the NHL.
- The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Blues is 18th in the league.
- The Blues have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 17 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.
Blues Key Players
- Robert Thomas has put up 68 points (1.2 per game) for St. Louis, with 20 goals and 48 assists in 59 games (playing 20:50 per game).
- Pavel Buchnevich has collected 48 points this season, with 23 goals and 25 assists.
- Jordan Kyrou is a top contributor on offense for St. Louis with 19 goals and 28 assists.
- Jordan Binnington is 20-16-3 this season, amassing 1156 saves and giving up 116 goals (2.9 goals against average) with a .909 save percentage (23rd in the league).
Blues Injuries
Justin Faulk: Lower Body (Out)