Spokesman-Review
National Hockey League
Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Devin Berg, James Tobias
Attendance: 16463

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Tuesday night

Ryan Hartman and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Filip Gustavsson earned the victory with 22 saves.

Scott Perunovich and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues, who are 1-5-1 in their last seven games. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves in defeat.

The Blues got top center Robert Thomas back in the lineup after he missed 12 games with a broken ankle. St. Louis started fast and built a 5-0 shots advantage in the first 4:50.

But the Wild reversed the game's flow and began generating scoring chances. Hartman put Minnesota up 1-0 with 7:36 left in the first period.

He took a pass from Marco Rossi, moved in on right wing and snapped a shot through Binnington from the right faceoff dot.

Both teams had chances early in the second period. Gustavsson stopped Jordan Kyrou from point-blank range on a power play, then Brock Faber rang a shot off the post for the Wild.

Perunovich tied the game 1-1 by joining the rush as the trailer and scoring from the high slot off Kyrou's pass 4:48 into the second period.

With the teams playing 4-on-4 early in the third period, Binnington denied Boldy's one-time shot from the right circle to keep the game tied.

Kaprizov put the Wild ahead 2-1 with 13:53 left to play by deflecting Middleton's shot from the right point.

Neighbours tied the game 2-2 with a power-play goal with 9:23 left. He redirected Pavel Buchnevich's cross-ice pass to the left post.

Brodin gave the Wild a 3-2 lead with 6:16 left when his slap shot from atop the left circle deflected in off Blues forward Nathan Walker.

Kaprizov scored an empty-net goal to make it 4-2 and ice the game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   St. Louis
Kirill Kaprizov 2 Points Jake Neighbours 1
Kirill Kaprizov 2 Goals Jake Neighbours 1
Matt Boldy 1 Assists Zack Bolduc 1
N/A Power Play Goals Jake Neighbours 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Filip Gustavsson .917 Save Percentage Jordan Binnington .889
Filip Gustavsson 22 Saves Jordan Binnington 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 28 4 0-2 1-2 8 27
St. Louis 24 2 1-2 2-2 6 31
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Blues have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .417 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Wild have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .833 after a loss.