Blues fall to the Wild 5-4

The St. Louis Blues lost to the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Thursday, October 15, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.

The Wild led 2-1 after the first period, the Wild led 5-2 after the second period, and the Wild led 5-4 after regulation.

With 1:45 left in the first period, Jonatan Berggren scored on a backhand, assisted by Cam Fowler and Dalibor Dvorsky. St. Louis Blues led 1-0. With 5:24 left in the second period, Matt Boldy scored on a snap shot, assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota Wild led 3-2. With 19:45 left in the third period, Dylan Holloway scored on a wrist shot, assisted by Robert Thomas and Cam Fowler. Minnesota Wild led 5-4.

Robert Thomas led the Blues with 1 goal. Matt Boldy led the Wild with 3 goals. Joel Hofer stopped 33 of 38 shots for the Blues.

Minnesota Wild was favored by 1.5 goals. Wild did not cover. The total was 5.5, and the game went over.

The Blues are 3-4. In their last 4 games they lost to the Minnesota Wild 4-5 in Saint Paul on October 15, beat the Ottawa Senators 7-2 in Ottawa on October 13, beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 at home on October 10, and lost to the San Jose Sharks 2-3 at home on October 8.

The Wild are 5-3. In their last 4 games they beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 at home on October 15, lost to the Winnipeg Jets 2-5 in Winnipeg on October 13, beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 at home on October 12, and beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 in Florida on October 10.

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