Jordan Binnington made 25 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.
Minnesota Wild (53-22-7, second in the Central Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, third in the Central Division)
St. Louis; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blues -114, Wild -106; over/under is 6.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Blues lead series 3-2
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Lou...
Vladimir Tarasenko had three goals in the third period to break open a tied game and series, and the St. Louis Blues pushed the Minnesota Wild to the edge of elimination with a 5-2 victory in Game 5.
Travis Boyd scored the go-ahead goal, which stood after a long review, and the last-place Arizona Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 to slow their pursuit of home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
ared Spurgeon scored his second goal of the game 1:05 into overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to the playoffs with a 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
Former University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs captain Noah Cates will make his NHL debut after being signed to an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers