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57 | ST LOUIS | +100 | Ov 5,+105 | +105 | Ov 5,+105 | 58 | MINNESOTA | -120 | Un 5,-125 | -125 | Un 5,-125 |
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All Games | 16-12-0 | -0.7 | 16-12 | -0.7 | 10-12 | 2.8 | 29.2 | 2.7 | 26.9 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 4-8-0 | -5.8 | 4-8 | -5.8 | 6-5 | 2.7 | 30.4 | 3.6 | 26.9 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.2 | 3-2 | -0.2 | 1-3 | 3.2 | 27.4 | 2.6 | 25.4 | vs. Division | 6-4-0 | +0.5 | 6-4 | +0.5 | 5-4 | 3.0 | 29.9 | 2.6 | 25.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 28 | 78 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 819 | 9.5% | 97 | 21 | 21.6% | 137 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 12 | 33 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 365 | 9.0% | 37 | 11 | 29.7% | 60 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 11.7% | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | 29 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 299 | 10.0% | 33 | 6 | 18.2% | 53 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 76 | 19 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 754 | 10.1% | 103 | 13 | 12.6% | 133 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 43 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 323 | 13.3% | 43 | 8 | 18.6% | 76 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 10.2% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 22 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 26 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 10.2% | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | 47 |
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JAKE ALLEN (All Games) | 22 | 22 | 563 | 512 | 90.9% | 1 | 14-8 | +3.1 | 14-8-0 | +4 | 9-8 | JAKE ALLEN (Road Games) | 10 | 10 | 241 | 212 | 88.0% | 0 | 4-6 | -3.8 | 4-6-0 | -3 | 5-4 | JAKE ALLEN (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 202 | 183 | 90.6% | 0 | 6-2 | +3.3 | 6-2-0 | +4 | 5-2 | JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 104 | 94 | 90.4% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.6 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 1-2 | CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 8 | 6 | 188 | 167 | 88.8% | 0 | 2-4 | -3.8 | 2-4-0 | -4 | 1-4 | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 4 | 2 | 80 | 68 | 85.0% | 0 | 0-2 | -2 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 51 | 45 | 88.2% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.8 | 0-2-0 | -3 | 0-2 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 94 | 80 | 85.1% | 0 | 0-3 | -3.8 | 0-3-0 | -4 | 1-2 |
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All Games | 14-12-0 | -1.4 | 14-12 | -1.4 | 7-14 | 2.8 | 30.1 | 2.1 | 31.0 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 8-3-0 | +2.5 | 8-3 | +2.5 | 3-6 | 3.0 | 29.5 | 1.7 | 27.1 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | 0 | 3-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 2.8 | 31.2 | 2.6 | 31.8 | vs. Division | 3-5-0 | -3.2 | 3-5 | -3.2 | 2-4 | 2.5 | 28.5 | 2.2 | 28.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 26 | 72 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 783 | 9.2% | 75 | 12 | 16.0% | 122 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 11 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 324 | 10.2% | 34 | 9 | 26.5% | 55 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 156 | 9.0% | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 8 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 8.8% | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | 34 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 55 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 806 | 6.8% | 77 | 13 | 16.9% | 90 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 6.4% | 33 | 5 | 15.2% | 31 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 8.2% | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 22 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 18 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 7.9% | 21 | 4 | 19.0% | 31 |
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DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 21 | 21 | 640 | 605 | 94.5% | 3 | 12-9 | 0 | 12-9-0 | -1 | 4-12 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games) | 10 | 10 | 268 | 252 | 94.0% | 2 | 7-3 | +1.5 | 7-3-0 | +1 | 2-6 | DEVAN DUBNYK (vs. Division) | 7 | 7 | 197 | 183 | 92.9% | 2 | 3-4 | -2.2 | 3-4-0 | -2 | 2-3 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 124 | 117 | 94.4% | 0 | 3-1 | +1.4 | 3-1-0 | +1 | 0-2 | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 5 | 5 | 165 | 148 | 89.7% | 0 | 2-3 | -1.3 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 3-2 | DARCY KUEMPER (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 90.0% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | DARCY KUEMPER (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 32 | 29 | 90.6% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 135 | 121 | 89.6% | 0 | 1-3 | -2.3 | 1-3-0 | -2 | 2-2 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: ST LOUIS 3.12, MINNESOTA 2.96 |
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11/15/2016 | BUFFALO | 4-1 | W | 0, -205 | W | 5 un | P | 11/17/2016 | SAN JOSE | 3-2 | W | 0, +100 | W | 5 un | P | 11/19/2016 | NASHVILLE | 3-1 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 ov | U | 11/22/2016 | at BOSTON | 4-2 | W | 0, +115 | W | 5 ev | O | 11/23/2016 | at WASHINGTON | 3-4 | L | 0, +160 | L | 5 ev | O | 11/26/2016 | MINNESOTA | 4-3 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 un | O | 11/28/2016 | DALLAS | 4-3 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | O | 12/1/2016 | TAMPA BAY | 5-4 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | O | 12/3/2016 | WINNIPEG | 2-3 | L | 0, -180 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/6/2016 | MONTREAL | 3-2 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | P | 12/8/2016 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5.5 un | U | 12/9/2016 | at NEW JERSEY | 4-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/11/2016 | at MINNESOTA | | 12/13/2016 | at NASHVILLE | | 12/15/2016 | NEW JERSEY | | 12/17/2016 | CHICAGO | | 12/19/2016 | EDMONTON | | 12/20/2016 | at DALLAS | | 12/22/2016 | at TAMPA BAY | |
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11/15/2016 | CALGARY | 0-1 | L | 0, -170 | L | 5 ov | U | 11/17/2016 | BOSTON | 1-0 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 un | U | 11/19/2016 | COLORADO | 2-3 | L | 0, -210 | L | 5 un | P | 11/21/2016 | at DALLAS | 2-3 | L | 0, +110 | L | 5.5 un | U | 11/23/2016 | WINNIPEG | 3-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ev | U | 11/25/2016 | PITTSBURGH | 6-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5 ev | O | 11/26/2016 | at ST LOUIS | 3-4 | L | 0, +115 | L | 5 un | O | 11/29/2016 | at VANCOUVER | 4-5 | L | 0, -145 | L | 5 un | O | 12/2/2016 | at CALGARY | 2-3 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5 ov | P | 12/4/2016 | at EDMONTON | 2-1 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5 ov | U | 12/7/2016 | at TORONTO | 3-2 | W | 0, -110 | W | 5.5 un | U | 12/9/2016 | EDMONTON | 3-2 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5 ov | P | 12/11/2016 | ST LOUIS | | 12/13/2016 | FLORIDA | | 12/15/2016 | at NASHVILLE | | 12/17/2016 | ARIZONA | | 12/20/2016 | COLORADO | | 12/22/2016 | at MONTREAL | |
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| | | ST LOUIS: LAST SEASON: 49-24-9, 107 points. Second in Central Division. Lost to San Jose Sharks in Western Conference finals.
COACH: Ken Hitchcock, sixth season with Blues (224-103-36) , 20th season overall (757-453-88-106).
ADDED: F David Perron, G Carter Hutton.
LOST: C David Backes, F Troy Brouwer, G Brian Elliott, F Steve Ott.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Jake Allen. The Blues made the 26-year-old goalie their go-to guy in net after trading Brian Elliott to Calgary for a second-round draft pick. Allen went 26-15-3 with a 2.35 goals-against average, .920 save percentage and six shutouts in 47 games last season while splitting time with Elliott.
OUTLOOK: The Blues lost veteran forwards David Backes and Troy Brouwer in free agency but return plenty of firepower offensively, led by Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexander Steen and Paul Stastny. St. Louis still has one of the deepest groups of defenseman in the NHL with Alex Pietrangelo, now the team's captain, Jay Bouwmeester, Kevin Shattenkirk and youngster Colton Parayko. | | MINNESOTA: LAST SEASON: 38-33-11, 87 points. Finished fifth in Central Division. Lost to Dallas Stars in Western Conference quarterfinals.
COACH: Bruce Boudreau (first season, 10th NHL season).
ADDED: C Marc Staal, RW Chris Stewart.
LOST: LW Thomas Vanek, RW Justin Fontaine, LW Chris Porter, C Jarret Stoll, RW David Jones.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Mikael Granlund. The ninth pick in the 2010 draft, a cult hero in his native Finland, hasn't matched the hype with offensive production over his first four NHL seasons. But he has proved to be a hard-nosed defensive player and, playing all 82 games for the first time, posted a career-best 13 goals and 44 points last season. Granlund, who has been playing left wing on a line centered by captain and fellow Finn Mikko Koivu, is poised for a breakout in Boudreau's system.
OUTLOOK: With Granlund and fellow forwards Charlie Coyle, Nino Niederreiter, Erik Haula and Jason Zucker, plus defensemen Jonas Brodin and Matt Dumba, the Wild have a young core. Koivu, Staal, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville and defenseman Ryan Suter will all be 32 or older this season, so the time is now to make a move past the early rounds of the playoffs where they've been stuck the last four years. It's up to Boudreau to guide them there. |
| | Blues look to continue mastery of Wild's Dubnyk
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- If there's kryptonite that affects Minnesota Wild star goaltender Devan Dubnyk, it might be in the form of the St. Louis Blues. On Sunday afternoon, Dubnyk and the Wild get their third crack at the Blues this season and are still looking for their first win. Dubnyk is the hottest goalie in the league of late, leading the NHL in all major statistical categories. But in 17 career starts against the Blues, he is 4-11-2 with a 3.58 goals-against average and .883 save percentage. The Blues come to Minnesota with a 3-1-1 record in December and in the midst of a four-game road trip. They are coming off a 4-1 victory in New Jersey on Friday night which saw defenseman Brad Hunt make his season debut for St. Louis. Hunt was leading the AHL offensively with 29 points in 23 games. He's likely to stick with the Blues until they get healthier, with defensemen Carl Gunnarson missing the last game with a lower-body injury, and Robert Bortuzzo expected to miss the next six weeks with the same ailment. The knock on Hunt is his size, but at 5-9, 185 pounds, the Blues hierarchy said he compares favorably to one of the Minnesota blueliners he will face on Sunday. "He's taller than (Minnesota's Jared) Spurgeon, and everybody in our league would like Jared," Blue coach Ken Hitchcock said after the New Jersey game, praising his team for their physical play. "We played the game that we're capable of and we had everybody dug in, playing the same way and we scored goals. The harder we check as a team, the more we score." The Blues' three-goal final margin versus the Devils would be a noteworthy cushion for the Wild, who have played six consecutive one-goal games. "All the games are like this. How many times have we had more than a one-goal game? I don't remember," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said after his team eked out a 3-2 shootout victory over Edmonton on Friday. While he'd certainly like his team to find more breathing room, Boudreau likes the demeanor in stressful situations that his team is learning in his first season in Minnesota. "But if anything, it teaches you how to be calm in a one-goal game, whether you're up a goal or down a goal, whether you're pushing or protecting,'' Boudreau said. "So, I mean, I think it's good experience and good help for everyone." While the Blues are dealing with a banged-up blue line, Minnesota looks to be getting healthier. They've played six games without Christian Folin, who is dealing with a lower-body injury. Folin, though, began skating in practice and participated in warm-ups prior to the Edmonton game. It's a good bet he will be back on the ice to face the Blues. It will also mark Mike Yeo's return to Xcel Energy Center for the first time since the Wild fired him last February. Yeo was Minnesota's coach for four full seasons, and is now Hitchcock's top assistant in St. Louis. |
| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 10:36:07 AM EST. |
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