STL 6–3 MIN Final · W
Blues/Schedule/Recap Mon, Apr 13, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
St. Louis Blues
STL · 35-33-12
6–3
FinalW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 45-24-12
1ST2ND3RDT STL 173728622 MIN 2141809331 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Blues lead the season series 2–1
STL 35-33-12 · MIN 45-24-12 · Meeting 3 this season — the Blues lead the season series 2–1

Blues beat the Wild

Down 1–3 in the 2nd period, the Blues erased the deficit with five unanswered goals — Buchnevich's equalizer — and won 6–3. Filip Gustavsson allowed 2.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 3.3 expected goals to 3.3, on 22 and 31 shots on goal.

STL 3.3 xG · 22 shots MIN 3.3 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 1.5 · 1.4
2nd 1.2 · 1.3
3rd 0.6 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blues win 51.
STL 51%MIN 49%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 11 penalties
← Blues shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
01:22 Colton Parayko
Robert Thomas, Jimmy Snuggerud · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
1–0
PEN
05:51 Robby Fabbri· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:37 Bench· Too many men on the ice
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
2
14:46 Nick Foligno
Yakov Trenin, Daemon Hunt · backhand shot, a good chance (11%)
1–1
PEN
18:00 Colton Parayko· Boarding
Yurov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:00 Colton Parayko· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
18:00 Yakov Trenin· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
3
19:13 Danila Yurov PP
Vladimir Tarasenko, Marcus Johansson · Power play (Parayko, boarding) · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
1–2
2nd period
PEN
01:30 Hunter Haight· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
01:59 Michael McCarron SH
Nick Foligno · wrist shot, a great chance (33%)
1–3
5
04:04 Otto Stenberg
Tyler Tucker, Alexey Toropchenko · snap shot, a good chance (13%)
2–3
6
04:31 Pavel Buchnevich
Jordan Kyrou, Cam Fowler · snap shot, a great chance (33%)
3–3
PEN
05:45 Nico Sturm· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:54 Jimmy Snuggerud· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
7
16:41 Theo Lindstein GWG
Jonathan Drouin, Dalibor Dvorsky · backhand shot, a good chance (18%)
4–3
3rd period
PEN
00:54 Jake Neighbours· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
8
03:05 Jake Neighbours
Unassisted · snap shot, a great chance (35%)
5–3
PEN
04:17 Danila Yurov· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:06 Dylan Holloway· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
9
16:56 Jimmy Snuggerud EN
Unassisted · wrist shot, into an empty net
6–3
Goaltending
+1.1
vs expected
28/31 saves · 3 GA · 4.1 xGA Stopped 1.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−2.0
vs expected
16/21 saves · 5 GA · 3.0 xGA Allowed 2.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team STLMIN
Shots on goal
22
31
Expected goals
3.3
3.3
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
59%
41%
Power play
0/4
1/4
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Blues went 0-for-4 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Wild power plays.