St. Louis vs Minnesota Prediction 14 April 2026
🔊 Minnesota travel for an away game with no tournament ambitions. St. Louis, having officially lost their playoff hopes at the weekend, view their clash with the Wild as just another game before the offseason. What can we expect from this kind of hockey? Let's dive into the statistical trends to offer an insightful prediction for the NHL regular season matchup.
Head-to-Head
📊 Over the past three seasons, St. Louis and Minnesota have faced off ten times, splitting the victories evenly with five wins each. However, the Blues have struggled at home against the Wild, failing to secure a regulation win in their last four home games, losing three of those in regulation. This season, the teams traded road victories - the Wild triumphed 5-0 in St. Louis, while the Blues secured a 3-1 win in Minnesota.
Head-to-head statistics St. Louis - Minnesota
St. Louis Blues Team Overview
Recently, Jim Montgomery's team, despite securing an away victory against the Chicago Blackhawks (5-3), officially lost their chance to compete for a playoff spot-the remaining three games are now merely a formality. The Blues sit 12th in the Western Conference, with their season likely concluding anywhere between 9th and 13th place.
On home ice, St. Louis have dropped their last two games-both in regulation time, marking the first such occurrence since early December. Since the Olympic break in February, the Blues have won five out of nine games at the Enterprise Center, and picked up points in one other. Their home game scoring average stands at 2.78 goals (14th in the conference) while allowing just 2.00 goals per game (the best in the league).
The St. Louis lineup is free from injuries.
Match Results: St. Louis Blues
Minnesota Wild Team Overview
The Wild have no ambitions left for their final two regular-season games-they are guaranteed to finish third in both the division and the conference. In the first round, they will face off against the Dallas Stars, starting the series on the road. For the first time in their last nine games, John Hynes' team failed to score more than one goal, losing to the Nashville Predators (1-2).
Since resuming the season at the end of February, the Wild have played 12 road games, winning only half of them. They picked up an additional point in one more game. On average, the team scores 3.33 goals per away game (4th best in the conference) and concedes the same amount (11th in the conference).
Ahead of their matchup against the Blues, a significant group of injured players is expected to return for the Wild-defensemen Zach Bogosian and Jared Spurgeon, as well as forwards Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek.
Match Results: Minnesota Wild
⚡️ Key Players
St. Louis's top scorer this season is Robert Thomas, tallying 58 points (22 goals, 36 assists). The Canadian recently ended a seven-game point streak. Dylan Holloway, the team's second-leading scorer, has found the net in 8 of his last 9 outings.
Minnesota's standout performer is Kirill Kaprizov. The forward has secured the fourth spot in the goal-scoring race and ranks 12th in total points with 89 (45 goals, 44 assists). Matt Boldy follows as the second-leading scorer for the Wild with 85 points (42 goals, 43 assists). Quinn Hughes leads the team in assists with 69.
🥅 Goaltenders
St. Louis have struggled offensively during the spring stretch, but their goaltending has been solid. Since the season resumed, Joel Hofer has played 14 games with a save percentage of 93.9% (4th in the league) and a goals-against average (GAA) of 1.90 (6th in the league). Jordan Binnington has posted a save percentage of 92.2% over eight games (GAA 1.90). Hofer has maintained a save percentage above 90% in 13 of his last 14 games, while Binnington has done so in 7 of his last 8.
Minnesota's goaltenders are also showing strong form approaching the playoffs. Filip Gustavsson has managed a 90.3% save rate over 13 games post-break, with a GAA of 2.64. Jesper Wallstedt has a save percentage of 91.5% across 11 games (GAA 2.41). Gustavsson has allowed at least four goals in 4 of his last 5 games, whereas Wallstedt has been consistent, allowing no more than two goals per game in his last five outings.
Editorial Prediction
The outcome of the remaining games is of no consequence for Minnesota, giving the coaching staff an opportunity to rest their key players and experiment with new lineups and strategies ahead of the playoffs. Under these circumstances, a more defensive style of hockey could be considered. The goaltending for St. Louis has been exceptional since the break-Blues have allowed no more than three goals in 21 of their last 22 games, including all nine of their recent home fixtures. This impressive trend leads us to favor Minnesota Wild's individual total under 3.5 goals.
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