Blues-Wild Sums

Blues-Wild Sums

First Period_1, Minnesota, Havlat 1 (Koivu), :42. 2, St. Louis, McRae 1 (Boyes, Cracknell), 9:45 (pp). 3, St. Louis, Mink 1 (Backes), 10:57. 4, St. Louis, Steen 1 (Backes, Perron), 16:12 (pp). Penalties_Brewer, StL (hooking), 1:30; Staubitz, Min (cross-checking), 8:28; Janssen, StL (charging), 12:22; Earl, Min (slashing), 15:30; Janssen, StL (holding), 17:55; Latendresse, Min (roughing), 19:56.

Second Period_5, St. Louis, Perron 1 (Strachan, Brewer), 7:24 (pp). 6, St. Louis, McClement 1 (Porter, Nikitin), 12:18. Penalties_Miettinen, Min (slashing), 7:13; Janssen, StL, major (fighting), 13:26; Staubitz, Min, major (fighting), 13:26; Staubitz, Min (cross-checking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:19.

Third Period_None. Penalties_Falk, Min (high-sticking), 2:24; Della Rovere, StL (tripping), 15:33.

Shots on Goal_St. Louis 9-9-10_28. Minnesota 4-9-11_24.

Power-play opportunities_St. Louis 3 of 7; Minnesota 0 of 4.

Goalies_St. Louis, Bishop 1-0-0 (24 shots-23 saves). Minnesota, Backstrom 0-1-0 (18-13), Khudobin (0:00 third, 10-10).

A_16,219 (18,064). T_2:21.

Referees_Marc Joannette, Frederick L’Ecuyer. Linesmen_Pierre Champoux, Brad Kovachik.