With goalie Jake Allen as their guide and coach Mike Yeo on their side, though, the Blues sure had the right formula for beating the Wild in the playoffs. The Blues advanced to play Nashville in the second round, with Game 1 against the Predators at home in St. Louis. Ryan Suter scored the first of two power play goals by the Wild, who posted a 26-12 advantage in shots on goal over the second and third periods after weathering an early barrage by the Blues. “We’re all sick of it.”The Wild had a goal waved off earlier in the third period for goaltender interference on Nino Niederreiter. Tarasenko, who had six goals in six games against the Wild in the playoffs in 2015, used some fancy footwork to give the Blues the early lead.

Source: thestar April 23, 2017 01:30 UTC