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St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild

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Buchnevich scores late in third period to help Blues end 10-game road skid with 3-1 win over Wild

St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Logan Mailloux and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for St. Louis, and Joel Hofer stopped 22 shots.

Kirill Kaprizov scored to tie Marian Gaborik for the most goals in Wild franchise history with 218. Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves, but Minnesota lost its second straight after six straight wins. The Wild lost 5-2 Friday in Utah.

It was the first time in 42 games this season that Minnesota lost when allowing three or fewer goals in regulation.

With the game tied at 1, Buchnevich scored with 3:39 remaining. He took a backhand pass from Jimmy Snuggerud and beat Gustavsson with a wrist shot from near the right dot, extending his scoring streak to five games.

Buchnevich, who scored the Blues’ lone goal in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to New Jersey, is tied with Jordan Kyrou and Jake Neighbours for the team lead with 14 goals.

Toropchenko added an empty-net goal.

In Minnesota’s first home game after the Olympic break, Kaprizov broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, tipping in a pass from Matt Boldy for a power-play goal. His sixth goal in seven games was his 34th goal of the season and 218th in a Wild sweater. He has played in 122 fewer games than Gaborik.

Mailloux tied it when he beat Gustavsson with a wrist shot from the top of the right less than two minutes later for his first goal in 25 games.

Robert Thomas had an assist on the goal in his first action since Jan. 10. The top-line center and team’s second-leading scorer missed 13 games with a lower-body injury and a minor leg procedure. Robby Fabbri was placed on waivers.

Minnesota left wing Marcus Foligno missed the game with a lower-body injury. Coach John Hynes said before the game if Foligno is day to day or could be sidelined long term.

Up next Blues: At Seattle on Wednesday.

Wild: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 16:09 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Matt Boldy (34), Quinn Hughes (54)
Goal 2nd Period 18:05 Logan Mailloux Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (23), Brayden Schenn (13)
Goal 3rd Period 16:21 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (15)
Goal 3rd Period 19:35 Robert Thomas Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (24)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 11
19 Hits 13
4 Takeaways 7
24 Shots 23
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 26
49.0 Faceoff Win Percent 51.0
17 Giveaways 19
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Charlie Stramel, C Out Apr 6
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
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Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,121 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 55 16 121 11
Dallas 50 20 112 12
Minnesota 46 24 104 12
Utah 43 33 92 6
St. Louis 37 33 86 12
Nashville 38 34 86 10
Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
Chicago 29 39 72 14
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