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Western Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 5 - STL Leads 3-1 | |
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55 | ST LOUIS | +160 | 56 | MINNESOTA | -185 |
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All Games | 49-37-0 | +6.6 | 49-37 | +6.6 | 35-39 | 2.8 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 28.7 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 25-19-0 | +7.9 | 25-19 | +7.9 | 17-23 | 2.7 | 29.4 | 2.5 | 29.6 | Last 5 Games | 4-1-0 | +4.5 | 4-1 | +4.5 | 0-5 | 2.0 | 26.8 | 1.4 | 35.8 | Playoff Games | 3-1-0 | +3.5 | 3-1 | +3.5 | 0-4 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 1.2 | 36.2 | vs. Division | 17-16-0 | -1.6 | 17-16 | -1.6 | 14-16 | 2.5 | 27.8 | 2.8 | 30.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 86 | 242 | 58 | 84 | 91 | 9 | 21 | 2437 | 9.9% | 246 | 51 | 20.7% | 406 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 44 | 119 | 26 | 43 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 1294 | 9.2% | 121 | 26 | 21.5% | 194 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 7.5% | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 17 | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 6.5% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 13 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 84 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 916 | 9.2% | 92 | 14 | 15.2% | 140 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 223 | 59 | 84 | 73 | 7 | 17 | 2472 | 9.0% | 275 | 41 | 14.9% | 397 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 108 | 25 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 1301 | 8.3% | 138 | 21 | 15.2% | 196 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 3.9% | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | 11 | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3.4% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 8 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 91 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 997 | 9.1% | 105 | 18 | 17.1% | 163 |
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JAKE ALLEN (All Games) | 65 | 64 | 1765 | 1622 | 91.9% | 1 | 36-28 | +3 | 36-28-0 | +5 | 27-27 | JAKE ALLEN (Road Games) | 32 | 31 | 889 | 822 | 92.5% | 0 | 17-14 | +2.7 | 17-14-0 | +4 | 13-15 | JAKE ALLEN (vs. Division) | 28 | 27 | 796 | 735 | 92.3% | 0 | 16-11 | +3.2 | 16-11-0 | +5 | 11-13 | JAKE ALLEN (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 145 | 140 | 96.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +3.5 | 3-1-0 | +4 | 0-4 | JAKE ALLEN (Playoff Games) | 4 | 4 | 145 | 140 | 96.6% | 0 | 3-1 | +3.5 | 3-1-0 | +4 | 0-4 | PHEONIX COPLEY (All Games) | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 82.8% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Road Games) | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 82.8% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | PHEONIX COPLEY (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 82.8% | 0 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 1-0 | CARTER HUTTON (All Games) | 30 | 21 | 663 | 605 | 91.3% | 1 | 13-8 | +4.6 | 13-8-0 | +5 | 7-12 | CARTER HUTTON (Road Games) | 17 | 12 | 375 | 348 | 92.8% | 1 | 8-4 | +6.2 | 8-4-0 | +6 | 3-8 | CARTER HUTTON (vs. Division) | 8 | 5 | 164 | 148 | 90.2% | 1 | 1-4 | -3.8 | 1-4-0 | -4 | 2-3 | CARTER HUTTON (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 87 | 81 | 93.1% | 0 | 3-0 | +3.6 | 3-0-0 | +4 | 1-1 | CARTER HUTTON (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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All Games | 50-36-0 | -1 | 50-36 | -1 | 42-35 | 3.2 | 31.1 | 2.5 | 29.9 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 27-16-0 | -1.8 | 27-16 | -1.8 | 22-17 | 3.3 | 30.2 | 2.3 | 26.9 | Last 5 Games | 2-3-0 | -3.2 | 2-3 | -3.2 | 0-5 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 1.6 | 25.6 | Playoff Games | 1-3-0 | -4.2 | 1-3 | -4.2 | 0-4 | 1.2 | 36.2 | 1.7 | 26.7 | vs. Division | 18-15-0 | -2.3 | 18-15 | -2.3 | 15-14 | 2.9 | 31.4 | 2.5 | 30.2 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 86 | 271 | 76 | 97 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 2672 | 10.1% | 236 | 48 | 20.3% | 453 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 43 | 141 | 35 | 51 | 52 | 3 | 9 | 1298 | 10.9% | 119 | 32 | 26.9% | 250 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 4.2% | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 12 | Team Stats (Playoffs) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3.4% | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 8 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 33 | 96 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1035 | 9.3% | 86 | 19 | 22.1% | 161 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 215 | 55 | 81 | 70 | 9 | 10 | 2569 | 8.4% | 228 | 38 | 16.7% | 368 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 97 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1156 | 8.4% | 105 | 15 | 14.3% | 166 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 6.2% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 15 | Stats Against (Playoffs) | | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 6.5% | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 13 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 81 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 995 | 8.1% | 87 | 10 | 11.5% | 141 |
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DEVAN DUBNYK (All Games) | 69 | 67 | 1945 | 1798 | 92.4% | 5 | 39-28 | -1.3 | 39-28-0 | -1 | 29-30 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Home Games) | 36 | 36 | 957 | 880 | 92.0% | 3 | 23-13 | -0.1 | 23-13-0 | 0 | 17-16 | DEVAN DUBNYK (vs. Division) | 27 | 26 | 739 | 687 | 93.0% | 3 | 15-11 | -0.9 | 15-11-0 | 0 | 11-11 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 106 | 100 | 94.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -4.2 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 0-4 | DEVAN DUBNYK (Playoff Games) | 4 | 4 | 106 | 100 | 94.3% | 0 | 1-3 | -4.2 | 1-3-0 | -4 | 0-4 | DARCY KUEMPER (All Games) | 18 | 17 | 562 | 507 | 90.2% | 0 | 10-7 | +0.4 | 10-7-0 | +1 | 12-4 | DARCY KUEMPER (Home Games) | 6 | 6 | 177 | 161 | 91.0% | 0 | 3-3 | -2.7 | 3-3-0 | -2 | 4-1 | DARCY KUEMPER (vs. Division) | 7 | 6 | 217 | 195 | 89.9% | 0 | 3-3 | -0.3 | 3-3-0 | 0 | 4-2 | DARCY KUEMPER (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 3 | 90 | 80 | 88.9% | 0 | 2-1 | -1.3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 2-1 | DARCY KUEMPER (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | ALEX STALOCK (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 54 | 51 | 94.4% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | ALEX STALOCK (Home Games) | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 94.7% | 0 | 1-0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | +1 | 1-0 | ALEX STALOCK (vs. Division) | 1 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 94.3% | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1-0 | -1 | 0-1 | ALEX STALOCK (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 54 | 51 | 94.4% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | ALEX STALOCK (Playoff Games) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: ST LOUIS 3.09, MINNESOTA 3.14 |
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3/27/2017 | ARIZONA | 4-1 | W | 0, -260 | W | 5.5 un | U | 3/29/2017 | at ARIZONA | 3-1 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5 ov | U | 3/31/2017 | at COLORADO | 1-2 | L | 0, -220 | L | 5 ov | U | 4/2/2017 | NASHVILLE | 4-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 5 ov | P | 4/4/2017 | WINNIPEG | 2-5 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | O | 4/6/2017 | at FLORIDA | 6-3 | W | 0, -130 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/8/2017 | at CAROLINA | 5-4 | W | 0, -125 | W | 5 ov | O | 4/9/2017 | COLORADO | 3-2 | W | 0, -220 | W | 5.5 un | U | 4/12/2017 | at MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, +155 | W | 5 ov | U | 4/14/2017 | at MINNESOTA | 2-1 | W | 0, +175 | W | 5 un | U | 4/16/2017 | MINNESOTA | 3-1 | W | 0, +120 | W | 5 un | U | 4/19/2017 | MINNESOTA | 0-2 | L | 0, +100 | L | 5 un | U | 4/22/2017 | at MINNESOTA | |
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3/26/2017 | at DETROIT | 2-3 | L | 0, -155 | L | 5.5 un | U | 3/28/2017 | WASHINGTON | 4-5 | L | 0, -110 | L | 5.5 un | O | 3/30/2017 | OTTAWA | 5-1 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/1/2017 | at NASHVILLE | 0-3 | L | 0, +120 | L | 5.5 un | U | 4/2/2017 | COLORADO | 5-2 | W | 0, -300 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/4/2017 | CAROLINA | 5-3 | W | 0, -180 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/6/2017 | at COLORADO | 4-3 | W | 0, -165 | W | 5.5 un | O | 4/8/2017 | at ARIZONA | 3-1 | W | 0, -160 | W | 5.5 ev | U | 4/12/2017 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, -175 | L | 5 ov | U | 4/14/2017 | ST LOUIS | 1-2 | L | 0, -205 | L | 5 un | U | 4/16/2017 | at ST LOUIS | 1-3 | L | 0, -140 | L | 5 un | U | 4/19/2017 | at ST LOUIS | 2-0 | W | 0, -120 | W | 5 un | U | 4/22/2017 | ST LOUIS | |
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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. |
| | Parise, Wild focused on extending series vs. Blues
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Zach Parise played in the Stanley Cup Final in his final weeks as a member of the New Jersey Devils. His team fell behind 3-0 in the series, then relaxed and won a pair of games before falling to the Los Angeles Kings in six. With his Wild taking the first step in digging out of a 3-0 hole in their first-round series with the St. Louis Blues, Parise sees some parallels ahead of Game 5 on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. "Having been in that situation, it helps," Parise said. "Going back to that, we lost the first two in OT at home. We could've been up two-zip as easy as we were down two-nothing, but they were tight games just like these have been tight games. "Again, the focus is not on what happened, it's on 'OK, now we need to get ready to play the next game.' You can't dwell on what happened in Game 1, 2 or 3. We've got to play even better and better to try and make the series longer." The Wild are coming off their first game where they held a lead, and it lasted, as they beat St. Louis 2-0 in Game 4. As the Wild come back home down 3-1 in the series, their odds are still quite long, but there's a better feeling now that they've at least pushed back. "I think the attitude is fine," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said after practice on Friday. "I don't know if tense is the right word, but I think they're anxious to play again. This is only the third game in seven or eight days. So I think both teams are probably really anxious to get back at it." Blues forward Paul Stastny could hardly be any more anxious after missing a month with a foot injury. He had a full practice on Friday in Missouri before the Blues hopped on a northbound plane. St. Louis coach Mike Yeo hinted that Stastny could be back in the lineup on Saturday afternoon. "Getting a player back is always nice. It helps to stabilize things, it gives us a little bit more options, but at the same time, it's not like getting a player back is just the answer and going to make things better for us," Yeo said. "I think in a lot of ways, we've lost players and it's sharpened our focus and guys have understood that they need to bear down and they need to do their jobs and do the little things and we need to make sure we continue to have that mindset. If we add a player like (Stastny) obviously then you become a better team." Like Minnesota, the Blues are taking the "win one game" approach, not thinking about closing out the series, just focused on playing better for 60 minutes. The surprising Nashville Predators are on the horizon for whoever emerges from this series, whether it's one, two or three games from now. |
| Last Updated: 5/17/2024 11:12:54 PM EST. |
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