Preview: Wild vs. Blues

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Minnesota Wild hopes to break a two-game losing streak as the team heads into its second of seven consecutive away games.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Tuesday, October 15 at 6:30 p.m. CT
• Where: Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Missouri)
• Watch: ESPN
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild vs. Blues

Wild Record: 1-0-2, 0 points, T-4th in Central Division

Blues Record: 2-1-0, 0 points, T-4th in Central Division

2023-24 Series Record: 1-1-2

All-Time Wild Record: 41-34-21 (15-20-12 at St. Louis)

Last Season on Wild vs. Blues

The Wild went 1-1-2 in the season series. Minnesota won the series-opening games, 3-1, at Xcel Energy Center (11/28). St. Louis won the second game, 3-1, at Enterprise Center (3/2), the third game, 3-2, in a shootout at Enterprise Center (3/16) and the fourth game, 5-4 in overtime in Saint Paul (3/23).

LW Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild with four points (1- 3=4). C Marco Rossi (3-0=3) and RW Mats Zuccarello (0-3=3) tallied three points each. LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2) and D Brock Faber (1-1=2) recorded two points each. G Filip Gustavsson saved 23-of-24 shots faced in the first meeting. G Marc-André Fleury went 0-1-2 with a 2.91 GAA and a .900 SV% in three starts.

C Jordan Kyrou led St. Louis with five points (4-1=5) including a hat trick in the final meeting. C Pavel Buchnevich (0- 3=), LW Jake Neighbours (2-1=3) and LW Brandon Saad (1-2=3) registered three points each. G Jordan Binnington went 3-1-0 with a 2.45 GAA and a .915 SV% in four starts.

Wild Leaders Against Blues

• Zuccarello leads the Wild with 20 points (7-13=20) in 31 career games against St. Louis
• C Ryan Hartman owns 18 points (11- 7=18) in 33 contests
• D Jared Spurgeon has 15 points (4-11=15) in 51 games
• D Jonas Brodin owns 14 points (4-10=14) in 46 contests
• Kaprizov has 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 matches

Blues Leaders Against Wild

• C Brayden Schenn leads St. Louis with 28 career points (10-18=28) in 36 career games against the Wild
• Saad owns 27 points (14-13=27) in 46 contests
• Kyrou (11-10=21 in 19 games) and D Nick Leddy (3-18=21 in 37 games) have 21 points each
• D Justin Falk owns 20 points (3-17=20) in 34 matches
• Buchnevich has 18 points (9-9=18) in 17 contests

Recent Transactions

The Minnesota Wild signed G Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season (10/7).

To view more recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions.

Connections

• Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin registered 47 points (28-19=47) in 61 contests with the Blues in 2006-07
• Faulk is from South Saint Paul and played one season at the University of Minnesota Duluth (2010-11)
• Leddy hails from Eden Prairie and was selected by Minnesota in the first round (16th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft
• D Scott Perunovich is from Hibbing and played three seasons (2017-20) at the University of Minnesota Duluth
• C Oskar Sundqvist recorded seven points (3-4=7) in 15 games with Minnesota in 2022-23
• D Ryan Suter recorded 369 points (55-314=369) in 656 games in nine seasons with the Wild (2012-21)

Fast Facts

• The Wild topped the Blues in the 2015 First Round, clinching the series with a Game 6 win in Saint Paul – marking the first time in franchise history Minnesota won a playoff series on home ice
• The Blues defeated the Wild in the 2017 First Round and 2022 First Round

For more information on tonight's matchup, check out the game notes below.