The Minnesota Wild meet the St. Louis Blues for Game 3 of their seven-game playoff series in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. These teams have split the first two games of the series, both in St. Paul, so let’s see what’s the best Wild vs. Blues betting pick for Friday Wednesday.
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This game will be played at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri at 9:30 PM ET on Friday, May 6, 2022
Why Bet The Blues:
✅ The St. Louis Blues have defeated the Minnesota Wild in four of the five meetings between these teams this season. The only loss was in Minnesota in Game 2 of this series, but the Blues defeated the Wild all three times during the regular season. That included both games in St. Louis.
✅ The St. Louis Blues were very impressive at home during the regular season, going 26-10-5. However, they were even better down the stretch, going 6-1-1 in their final eight games at the Enterprise Center. The only loss was on the last game of the season when the team rested key players in preparation for the playoffs.
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✅ The Minnesota Wild had one of the best road records in franchise history (22-14-5). However, they finished just 9-7-3 on the road since February 1. That included two losses in St. Louis.
Washington Capitals
The Minnesota Wild (53-22-7; 40-42 ATS) earned a much-needed 6-2 victory over St. Louis in Game 2, opening the contest with four unanswered goals, including two on the power-play. Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals in the contest and Kirill Kaprizov netted his first career playoff hat trick.
Most important was the performance of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped 32 of 34 shots. Playoff performances like this are why the Wild acquired Fleury, as he is 91-71-0 in 164 playoff games with a 2.53 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers (58-18-6; 42-40 ATS) jumped out to a 2-1 lead less than a minute into the second period, but could not generate any additional offense against Vitek Vanecek. This is the best offensive team in the NHL, but they have now been held to two goals in three of their last four games, all losses.
While the lack of offensive production is a concern, the performance of Sergei Bobrovsky must be equally so. He stopped 34 of 37 shots, but this team needs him to come up bigger after posting a 2.67 GAA and a .913 save percentage during the regular season. Florida was solid defensively this year, allowing 2.96 goals per game, 13th overall.