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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Blues eliminated the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a mid-series goalie change and an.

You’re gonna have to do a lot of things right.” The Blues will have to find a way to slow down Cale Makar, who had 10 points in Colorado’s sweep. “I know we used a lot of (defensemen) in the series, but they all had a job to do and they did it,” Berube said. And that was a big reason we stuck with the seven.” They are watching all the time and they kind of get a really good feel for who’s going good and what they think is gonna work for us. First and foremost, your goaltender has to be your best penalty killer and our goaltenders have been incredible all year.” “They got a lot of high-end players. “I think it starts with the goaltending. “I don’t mind starting the playoffs on the road,” Blues forward David Perron said. Binnington stopped 84 of 89 shots he faced for a .944 save percentage. Leddy and Bortuzzo returned for Game 5, but Krug (lower body) remains day to day. “It’s gonna be a very tough challenge for us.

The St. Louis Blues will play the Colorado Avalanche in the second round of Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Avs will begin their second round series at home on either Monday or Tuesday, and when they do goalie Darcy Kuemper will be good to go. Kuemper was on the ...

The dates and times for the Avs-Blues series has not yet been announced. The St. Louis Blues closed out their series with the Wild in dominating fashion, getting a 5-1 win on Thursday night. The Avs will begin their second round series at home on either Monday or Tuesday, and when they do goalie Darcy Kuemper will be good to go.

Binnington made 25 saves and the Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. The St. Louis ...

“Just follow the big boy to the net,” Bozak said. “We had a good first period and kind of weathered the storm,” Binnington said. O’Reilly’s power-play goal gave the Blues a 2-0 lead midway through the second period. It was two of the top teams in the West and they deserve a lot of credit for the season they had.” Leddy gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with 5:01 left in the first period. The St. Louis goalie improved to 5-1 in potential series-clinching games.

A good number of hockey pundits picked the Minnesota Wild to come out on top of this tough, nearly even pairing. Question marks in goal, question marks ...

It's exciting being out there with the atmosphere and just taking in those final seconds, the excitement of the city and the rink and the boys ... it's a good feeling." Binnington: "I tried to have the mindset of going in there and just competing, giving the team a chance to win. Jordan Binnington also seems to have his head on straight right now, focused on the game and not focused on whatever it was that has seemed to be distracting him during the last couple of postseasons.

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Times and dates are still to be announced by the NHL, but we at least know our opponent. - After theSt. Louis Blueswalked away with a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wildon Thursday night, they punched their ticket to face the Colorado Avalanchein the second round. - We’re getting at least one exciting Game 7 on Saturday and it will be between theToronto Maple Leafsand Tampa Bay Lightning. A dramatic series will come to a close...after the Leafs lost Game 6 on Thursday. [Pension Plan Puppets]

The St. Louis Blues punched their ticket to the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Minnesota Wild.

Either way, the Blues are moving on to the second round for the first time since their Cup run in 2019. The Avalanche have a more reliable netminder in Darcy Kuemper if he’s healthy, and the Blues have a seemingly more confident Binnington. Despite being outshot 21-6 themselves in the first and third periods, they made it count in the second period. They took the play to the Wild in the period, which really made it feel like game over for Minnesota. The adjustments of head coach Craig Berube were on display in these last three games, as he found some great forward line combinations and it showed up in this period, as they generated some fantastic scoring chances. The St. Louis Blues punched their ticket to the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday (May 12) after defeating the Minnesota Wild in six games.

After losing two of the first three games in the best-of-seven series, the Blues were in trouble. After losing the series opener the Minnesota Wild charged ...

In the first three games the Wild scored 70 percent of the five on five goals (7-3.) In the final three games, the Blues scored 75 percent of the five on five goals (8–3.) And in their three straight wins the Blues had a huge 6–1 advantage on high-danger goals at five on five. In the six games Thomas played just under 30 combined minutes on the power play and penalty kill. The Blues scored a power play goal (or more in all six games, converted PP opportunities at a rate of 30.7 percent, and killed off 83.4% of Minnesota’s power plays. 8. After a slow start, the Blues seized the advantage at five on five. Once the Blues got out of a jam (the awful Game 3 loss) and pushed back, the Wild went haywire and fell apart. I thought the Wild would go into the first-round meeting and shake off all of the bad things the Blues had done to them. Well, so much for respecting the Wild. After winning the series in six games, the Blues are 13-3-1 against the Wild since the start of last season. I didn’t think the Blues had some psychological grip on the Wild because of a rivalry that’s been so one-sided in recent times. After losing two of the first three games in the best-of-seven series, the Blues were in trouble. The Blues owned 15 of the 20 goals scored over the final three games. Last postseason the Blues were out of gas long before they got swept by the Avs in the first round. Inside the Blues locker room: calmness, confidence and the collective state of mind formed by previous comebacks and shaped by the character that survives ordeals.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- It was a Jordan Binnington type of game. The St. Louis Blues goalie has earned a reputation as a clutch performer when the team has a.

“We had a good first period and kind of weathered the storm,” Binnington said. “Just follow the big boy to the net,” Bozak said. Leddy gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with 5:01 left in the first period. O’Reilly’s power-play goal gave the Blues a 2-0 lead midway through the second period. Bozak cleaned up a rebound off Alexei Toropchenko’s shot to extend St. Louis’ advantage later in the second. It was two of the top teams in the West and they deserve a lot of credit for the season they had.” Fellow Cardinals Steven Matz, Paul Goldschmidt, Harrison Bader and Giovanny Gallegos and manager Oliver Marmol also attended the game. “That just kind of helped us kind of settle down and start you know, building our game.” So, as much as this hurts right now, I’m proud of the guys, proud of the way we battled all season long.” Talbot, who finished the regular season on a 13-0-3 run, made 22 saves. The St. Louis goalie improved to 5-1 in potential series-clinching games. The dates and times for the series had not yet been announced.

The St. Louis Blues advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by defeating the Minnesota Wild Thursday night. Author: Anne Stegen. Published: 12: ...

The St. Louis Blues eliminated the Wild in the first round of the playoffs with a mid-series goalie change and an unconventional lineup.

"I know we used a lot of (defensemen) in the series, but they all had a job to do and they did it," Berube said. You're gonna have to do a lot of things right." The Blues will have to find a way to slow down Cale Makar, who had 10 points in Colorado's sweep. "They got a lot of high-end players. "I think it starts with the goaltending. They are watching all the time and they kind of get a really good feel for who's going good and what they think is gonna work for us. First and foremost, your goaltender has to be your best penalty killer and our goaltenders have been incredible all year." "I don't mind starting the playoffs on the road," Blues forward David Perron said. Binnington stopped 84 of 89 shots he faced for a .944 save percentage. "We're deeper this year than we were last year," Blues coach Craig Berube said. "It's gonna be a very tough challenge for us. "I think we're a better team than last year for sure," Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly said.

Following the Avalanche's second consecutive practice on Friday, head coach Jared Bednar spoke in length about their second-round matchup against Central ...

The Avalanche had a fully healthy lineup at practice again, sporting 14 forwards, nine defensemen and both Darcy Kuemper and Pavel Francouz in goal. “They finished the year 14-2-1,” Bednar said. Leading the charge for St. Louis was Vladimir Tarasenko, who had 34 goals and 82 points in 75 games in a rebound season.

DENVER • Avalanche coach Jared Bednar was quick to answer when asked what kind of challenge his team will face in the second round of the Stanley Cup ...

"Obviously, (the Blues) have a really good team. We don't have any time for guys not to be sharp and not to be on their game. Guys are going to have to play. "They take away all your time and space, and then if you make mistakes and try to push the limits with your puck play and don't manage the puck properly, they'll make you pay. "They're tough to play against," Bednar said. "Now we know our opponent; we'll be digging in as coaches," Bednar said.

Jared Bednar evaluates the St. Louis Blues similar to how he looks at his own team in the playoffs.

You don’t want to be thinking, ‘Oh, I’d rather play Minnesota,’ and then you have to play St. Louis and you’re already in your own head. Bednar and his staff will give the players Saturday off. Bednar scoffed at that record — as well as last year’s first-round series in which Colorado swept the Blues. The Avs and Blues will begin their seven-game Western Conference semifinal series at Ball Arena, it’s just unclear when that will be. But he wasn’t really paying much attention to it. The Avalanche coach sees great talent, depth and the ability to wear down an opponent over a seven-game series.

After a few days of waiting to see who the opponent would be, the Colorado Avalanche will officially take on the St. Louis Blues in the Second Round of the 2022 ...

"Our mindset from the start was we were so dialed in," Erik Johnson said. "They're a physical team, a big heavy team," Mikko Rantanen said. He also noted that it was a good matchup for the group to get engaged right away, especially now as they take on another hefty opponent in St. Louis, who successfully slowed down Minnesota's speed and transition game. Colorado knew it would be a physical test as Nashville had finished the regular season with the most hits (2,470) and continued that physicality into the postseason. The Avalanche enter the Second Round coming off a First Round sweep over the Nashville Predators, whereas St. Louis took care of business in Game 6 against the Minnesota Wild in order to advance. St. Louis' depth is one of the team's strong suits as they boasted a league-high of nine skaters score 20-plus goals during the regular season, where Colorado recorded the second-most with seven.

DENVER • Avalanche coach Jared Bednar was quick to answer when asked what kind of challenge his team will face in the second round of the Stanley Cup ...

"Obviously, (the Blues) have a really good team. We don't have any time for guys not to be sharp and not to be on their game. Guys are going to have to play. "They take away all your time and space, and then if you make mistakes and try to push the limits with your puck play and don't manage the puck properly, they'll make you pay. "They're tough to play against," Bednar said. "Now we know our opponent; we'll be digging in as coaches," Bednar said.