Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues 5/8/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/07/2022 at 8:35 PM ET

Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues 5/8/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Game four of the first round series between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues will take place at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, MO on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota comes into game 4 up 2-1 in the series riding a two game win streak following a 5-1 when in game three. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was lights out in game three posting a .967 save percentage after allowing only one goal on 30 shots in the game.

Offensively this season Minnesota has been one of the better teams in the NHL averaging 3.7 two goals per game on 32.5 shots as a team. Kirill Kaprizov Does everything for Minnesota posting a team high 108 points and 61 assists to go along with a team leading 47 goals on 289 shots.

The St. Louis Blues will play their second consecutive home game on Sunday riding a two game losing streak after the blowout loss in game three. Ville Husso was terrible in game three posting a .875 save percentage after allowing four goals on 32 shots in just under 60 full minutes on the ice.

The Blues have relied on their offense this season averaging 3.77 goals per game on 30.4 shots as a team. Vladimir Tarasenko is the offensive leader for the Blues with 82 points in the year to go along with a team high 34 goals on 230 shots. Robert Thomas is the top setup man with 57 assists this year.

This game is do or die for St. Louis and the Blues will play like it on Sunday. Look for the Blues to control this game throughout leading to the win in game four to tie the series. Take St. Louis to do enough to slow down Minnesota leading to the home win on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis wins 3-1.

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