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The Wild flubbed in so many different ways against a Blues team that seems to have Minnesotas number.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - David Perron was quarantined in his basement last year, listening to his kids run aroun...

St. Louis won all three regular-season meetings between these two offensively gifted teams.

The Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues were two of the best teams in the NHL down the stretch of the regular season, with these long-running rivals locked in a relentless heavyweight fight for second place in the Central Division. After nudging ahead of the Blues by winning their last two games, the Wild earned the extra home game in the first round. But facing the Blues right away? Well, that’s hardly a reward.

St. Louis won all three regular-season meetings between these two offensively gifted teams. But the Wild is favored in tonights series opener at the X.

Will Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche finally break through? How about Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers? Here's the Western Conference edition of the bandwagoner's guide to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Zemgus Girgensons and the Buffalo Sabres were unmistakably upbeat in closing a season the team set an NHL record by missing the playoffs for an 11th consecutive season

NHL.com writers identify the favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs from each of the 16 teams in the postseason.

St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, third in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (53-22-7, second in the Central Division)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues were two of the best teams in the NHL down the stretch of the regular season, with these long-running rivals locked in a relentless heavyweight fight for second place in the Central Division.