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Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each scored twice and Ryan O'Reilly added a goal and two assists. Perron also had an assist for St. Louis. Game 5 is Tuesday night ...

Game 5 is Tuesday night at St. Paul, Minnesota, before returning to St. Louis for Game 6 on Thursday. Perron also had an assist for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington made 28 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Sunday to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at two games apiece.

The St. Louis Blues turned to Jordan Binnington in Game 4 against the Minnesota Wild. It's not a given, but there are reasons they should stick with him.

The series got evened up with Binnington in net and the team playing well in front of him. If not for an injury to Husso, Binnington would have never gotten his look in 2019. St. Louis did that by turning to Jordan Binnington in Game 4 against the Minnesota Wild. Once they won the Cup, most thought Binnington would be that guy going forward. Nevertheless, the luster had come off. While Husso was not really at fault, it cannot be ignored that the Blues found themselves down 2-1 in the series with Husso in net.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Minnesota Wild for game five of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. The teams meet Sunday ...

The Blues won 5-2 in the previous meeting. Jordan Kyrou led the Blues with two goals. BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Minnesota Wild for game five of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. St. Louis is 49-22-11 overall and 16-5-3 against the Central Division. The Blues have scored 309 total goals (3.8 per game) to rank third in the league. St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, third in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (53-22-7, second in the Central Division)

ST. LOUIS -- Jordan Binnington made 28 saves in his 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, and the St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 4 of ...

“We did that today and we should continue to do it all series long.” Walz and Gaborik each scored five goals in a 4-3 series win in the 2003 Western Conference Semifinal against the Vancouver Canucks. … St. Louis defenseman Justin Faulk had one assist and led all skaters in ice time with 31:10, and defenseman Colton Parayko had one assist in 30:37. …. Binnington tied Mike Liut and Greg Millen for the most playoff wins by a Blues goalie (17). Like we said earlier, it’s not going to be easy, it’s the playoffs, and the Blues are a good team.” Kyrou scored 54 seconds later to extend the lead to 3-1. But having said that, we have to find a way to get to it. … St. Louis defenseman Scott Perunovich had one assist and one blocked shot in 12:02 of ice time in his first game since sustaining a wrist injury Jan. 15 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. … Blues defensemen Nick Leddy missed his third consecutive game and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo missed his second, each because of an upper-body injury. The crowd was unbelievable tonight and it definitely got us going.” “It’s a huge confidence builder for the team, especially here at home. … It disrupts the flow of the game, disrupts what we want to do, what we want to get to, 5-on-5, right? “The vibe is, it’s 2-2. We had guys step in the lineup, but I felt pretty good. “We had a good start to the game, a really good first period.

The playoff series between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild is now tied 2-2 after the Blues bounced back in a Game 4 victory.

I started with FanSided as a Baseball Contributor. Now I am writing about the NHL and the St. Louis Blues for The Hockey Writers. I grew up in Central Illinois as a huge fan of every sport. The series will sort itself out this week, as Games 5 and 6 will be played and a Game 7 could follow if the two teams trade games. Binnington stopped 28 of 30 shots in the 5-2 victory in Game 4, including some major saves to keep them in front during a thrilling third period. Blues head coach Craig Berube made the aggressive move to start Jordan Binnington over Ville Husso in Game 4, and it turned out to be the right move. The two of them have accounted for a whopping eight goals in four games, carrying over some of their late-season scoring success into the playoffs. These two teams are so evenly matched that the expectation for the series is now Game 7 or bust, which is certainly a legitimate possibility.

He finished the regular season with a career high 33 goals, 52 assists, and 85 points. NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Minnesota Wild at St ...

“It was just a little too late,” Evason said. After being kept off the scoring sheet to that point, he assisted on Matt Boldy’s goal that cut into the big deficit. He will need to tap into some of that now with Wild-Blues series hanging in the balance. He has no goals to his name with the series tied 2-2 and his lone assist came thanks to a late scoring change. Still, the biggest test for Fiala was always going to be whether he could carry that confidence into the playoffs. “He’s just been a one-man wrecking crew.”

The Minnesota Wild's 5-2 loss against the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 was not the byproduct of getting outplayed but rather sloppy defensive turnovers and a.

He allowed Colton Parayko to be the first in on the forecheck for the Blues’ first goal of the game and was also on the ice for St. Louis’ last goal on the power play. Dumba’s ill-advised turnover behind the net led to a prime scoring chance for Kyrou, who later dangled Dumba and then Fleury for his second of the night and a multi-goal lead for the Blues. The Wild were slow at the start of the game and had a prevalent lack of energy. The GREEF line was one of the best defensive lines in the league this season, and they were dominant through the first three games. After allowing the Blues to dump the puck into the zone nonchalantly, Kyrou received a pass from behind the net and had all the time in the world to release a shot from the circle. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Wild dominated at 5-on-5 despite losing the game.

After a two-game lull, some dazzling work by Kyrou got offense back on track in Game 4.

“I know we didn’t score, but we created a lot of momentum for us in the first period in my opinion,” Berube said. “I thought he had a heck of a game all-around,” Berube said. And with the work of Kyrou and others, the got back to their scoring ways after a two-game lull. The challenge for the Blues entering Game 5, on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn., is to broaden their scoring and make the most of their much-touted balance and depth. The directness of it, I really liked it.” Even with only a few players scoring goals, the Blues have kept their power play humming — with at least one goal in all four games. Leaguewide, the team that scores first was 24-4 in the postseason entering Monday’s contests. I was on the bench saying the same thing.” “I thought that he was on his toes. With the crowd noise and all, Berube said the players usually can’t hear him anyway while they’re on the ice. “We were all mad that we were in that situation. He had maybe three or four other excellent looks wherein which instead of shooting he decided to pass — and things didn’t work out.

He finished the regular season with a career high 33 goals, 52 assists, and 85 points.

“It was just a little too late,” Evason said. After being kept off the scoring sheet to that point, he assisted on Matt Boldy’s goal that cut into the big deficit. He will need to tap into some of that now with Wild-Blues series hanging in the balance. He has no goals to his name with the series tied 2-2 and his lone assist came thanks to a late scoring change. Still, the biggest test for Fiala was always going to be whether he could carry that confidence into the playoffs. “He’s just been a one-man wrecking crew.”

After a two-game lull, some dazzling work by Kyrou got offense back on track in Game 4.

“I know we didn’t score, but we created a lot of momentum for us in the first period in my opinion,” Berube said. “I thought he had a heck of a game all-around,” Berube said. And with the work of Kyrou and others, the got back to their scoring ways after a two-game lull. The challenge for the Blues entering Game 5, on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn., is to broaden their scoring and make the most of their much-touted balance and depth. The directness of it, I really liked it.” Even with only a few players scoring goals, the Blues have kept their power play humming — with at least one goal in all four games. Leaguewide, the team that scores first was 24-4 in the postseason entering Monday’s contests. I was on the bench saying the same thing.” “I thought that he was on his toes. With the crowd noise and all, Berube said the players usually can’t hear him anyway while they’re on the ice. “We were all mad that we were in that situation. He had maybe three or four other excellent looks wherein which instead of shooting he decided to pass — and things didn’t work out.