The Minnesota Wild (1-1-2) travel to face off against the St. Louis Blues (2-1-0) on Tuesday, October 15th. This game will be played at Enterprise Center in St. Louis and televised on ESPN. Both the Wild and Blues will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 ET.

Wild vs Blues

The Minnesota Wild Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

With a 2-1 loss to the Jets, the Wild are now 1-1-2 this season. Minnesota scored first, but Winnipeg tied it up with just two seconds left in the first period, and then won it with a goal 51 seconds into overtime.

The total was set at 5.5 goals, but the teams combined for only 3. Minnesota, as the underdog on the puck line, failed to cover. Jacob Middleton scored for the Wild at 4:06 in the first period.

The St. Louis Blues Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

St. Louis dropped to 2-1-0 after a 4-3 road loss to the Golden Knights. The Blues were underdogs on the puck line, and the total of 7 goals surpassed the pre-game line of 6.

The Blues took an early lead with a goal at 13:13 in the first period, but the Golden Knights responded with four straight goals. St. Louis managed to cut the deficit to one, but couldn’t complete the comeback.

Minnesota Offense Breakdown

Jacob Middleton netted his first goal of the season for the Wild, scoring 4:06 into the first period. Marco Rossi picked up his third assist on the play. The Wild took 27 shots on goal but were held scoreless after Middleton’s early tally.

Minnesota struggled with giveaways, totaling 19 in the game. They failed to capitalize on any power play opportunities and didn’t score in the second or third periods.

Blues Offense Breakdown

Pavel Buchnevich led the Blues’ offense with two goals, including his third of the season on a power play. He also added an assist, bringing his season total to 4 goals. Robert Thomas scored his first goal of the season, with 2 shots on goal in the game.

Jordan Kyrou picked up two assists, giving him four for the season. St. Louis fired 22 shots on goal and recorded 13 giveaways in their 4-3 loss to Vegas.

Minnesota Team Defense

Defensively, the Wild will be looking to bounce back after giving up a late goal in their previous game, just 51 seconds into overtime. They also allowed a goal with just 2 seconds left in the first period. Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves, posting a 94.3% save percentage, while the defense added 8 takeaways and 14 hits.

St. Louis Team Defense

Defensively, the Blues will look to improve after allowing four goals in their last game against Vegas. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves but posted a save percentage of just 85.7%. The Blues’ defense recorded 10 takeaways and 18 hits, but they gave up the first goal just 1:47 into the 3rd period, which proved to be the game-winner for the Golden Knights.

Wild vs Blues Trends

• Although Minnesota has a straight up record of 4-6 in their last ten road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 6-4. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
• When looking at their past ten home matchups, St. Louis has an puck line record of 8-2 while averaging 3 per game. The team went 6-4 overall in these games.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Blues have a straight up record of 4-6 and an puck line mark of 8-2.
• Looking back on the team’s last three games as the favorite, the Wild have a straight up record of 1-2. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 0-3.

Wild vs Blues Prediction

When making a moneyline pick, my choice is the Blues to come out with a win against the Wild while playing at home. Considering the moneyline odds at -101, I’m placing my bet on the Blues to win outright.

If you’re looking to get a bet down on this matchup, we foresee the Blues winning the underdog. However, if you’re not as confident in the Blues straight-up, we’d still recommend placing a bet on them to cover the puck line.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 6 goals, we believe that this game will go over that threshold, and we recommend wagering on the over.

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