The Minnesota Wild meet the St. Louis Blues for Game 6 of their seven-game playoff series in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis earned a 5-2 victory in Game 5, taking a 3-2 series lead, and will be looking to close out the series on Thursday, so let’s see what’s the best Wild vs. Blues betting pick for Sunday afternoon.
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Wild vs Blues Betting Pick
This game will be played at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri at 9:30 PM ET on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Why Bet The Blues:
✅ The St. Louis Blues appear to have figured out Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, scoring four goals in each of the last two games. In fact, Fleury has allowed four goals in three of the five contests of this series. He has a 3.04 GAA.
✅ The St. Louis Blues have dominated the Minnesota Wild the season. Not only is the club leading the series, 3-2, but they went 3-0 against the Wild during the regular season. The Blues are now 8-2-0 in the last 10 meetings between these teams.
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✅ The St. Louis Blues Jordan Binnington has been spectacular since taking back the No. 1 duties in the playoffs. He has allowed two goals in each of the last two games and already has a Stanley Cup championship to his resume in his brief career.
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild (53-22-7; 40-42 ATS) find themselves on the verge of elimination after being dominated in Game 5, losing, 5-2. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up four goals in three of the five games of this playoff series, and has not delivered as the team hoped when they acquired him.
Kirill Kaprizov is having a spectacular series, scoring two power-play goals in the loss, and now has seven goals and eight points through the first five games. Minnesota is connecting on 21.1% of their power-play opportunities.
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues (49-22-11; 47-35 ATS) are getting great goaltending from Jordan Binnington, who took over in Game 4, and has allowed four total goals. He has made 62 saves and posted a .935 save percentage.
Vladimir Tarasenko led St. Louis in scoring during the regular season (82 points) and scored a natural hat trick in the third period to lead the Blues to victory. St. Louis is having a lot of success on the power-play, connecting on 30% of their opportunities after going 1-2 in Game 5.
