Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues 5/12/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Blues return home on Thursday with hopes to close out this playoff series against the Minnesota Wild. The Blues beat the Wild 5-2 on the road on Tuesday. Vladimir Tarasenko led St. Louis in the win with a hat trick. The Blues are 1-1 at home in this series. 

Jordan Binnington will protect the goal for the Blues.  Binnington stopped 30 of 32 shots on goal for the Blues. Binnington has two shutouts this season and carries a 3.13 goals against average. 

The Minnesota Wild are fighting to stay alive with a trip to St. Louis on Thursday. The Wild have been outscored 10-4 over their last two games in this series. Minnesota is averaging 3.72 goals per game which is 5th best in the NHL. 

Marc-Andre Fleury will make the start in goal for the Wild. Fleury has four shutouts on the season and carries a 2.84 goals against average. Fleury has allowed 8 goals over his last two starts.