STL
St. Louis Blues
34-33-12 · W1 · L10: 6-3-1
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
SO
L
L
Final
3—1
2026-03-01 · Xcel Energy Center
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
OT
W
L
STL dominated expected goals 3.0 to 1.8
xG Flow
CUMULATIVESTL xG
2.97
ACTUAL
3 — 1
MIN xG
1.84
Scoring Timeline
0.16
HIGH xG
2P 16:09Power Play
97
Kirill Kaprizov(34)
L · MIN · #97
Matt Boldy (34), Quinn Hughes (54)STL 0 - 1 MIN
0.03
LOW xG
2P 18:05Even Strength
Logan Mailloux(2)
D · STL
Robert Thomas (23), Brayden Schenn (13)STL 1 - 1 MIN
0.04
MED xG
3P 16:21Even Strength
89
Pavel Buchnevich(14)
L · STL · #89
Jimmy Snuggerud (15)STL 2 - 1 MIN
1.11
HIGH xG
3P 19:35Power Play
18
Robert Thomas(12)
C · STL · #18
Pavel Buchnevich (24)STL 3 - 1 MIN
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Joel Hofer
G · STL · #30
22/23 saves, .956 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
21/23 saves, .913 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
18
Robert Thomas
C · STL · #18
1G, 1A, 3 SOG
Team Stats
STLMIN
24Shots23
2.97xGF1.84
51.8CF%48.2
49FO%51
0/1PP1/2
19Hits13
6Blocks11
17Giveaways19
4Takeaways7
4PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | STL SOG | MIN SOG | STL xG | MIN xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 8 | 0.30 | 0.47 |
| 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 1.04 |
| 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2.06 | 0.33 |
| Total | 21 | 22 | 2.96 | 1.84 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL1P 18:51
Robert Thomascross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jared Spurgeon2P 15:22
Jack Finleyhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov3P 03:12
Nico Sturmtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tyler Tucker