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Blues hope to continue playoff push vs. Wild
Jan 30, 2007 - 4:18 PM Minnesota (26-21-4) at St Louis (20-22-8) 8:00 pm ESTST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Despite a loss in their last contest, the St. Louis Blues are in the midst of a remarkable turnaround.
Going 13-3-2 in their last 18 games, the Blues will try and keep their surprising run going when they take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.
St. Louis has gone through a complete makeover, including a coaching change. After dropping a franchise-record 11 straight games bridging November and December, the Blues have turned it around under new coach Andy Murray, who replaced the fired Mike Kitchen on December 11.
St. Louis had its four-game winning streak snapped in its last game on Saturday - a 6-3 loss to the Nashville Predators. Lee Stempniak scored his 15th goal of the season and Curtis Sanford made 18 saves for the Blues.
St. Louis will have to continue its stellar play to catch Minnesota for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Blues are eight points behind the Wild.
Minnesota lost its last contest, 3-2, vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. Brian Rolston scored his team-leading 25th goal on the power play in the setback.
The Wild have lost three of their last five games. However, they have won five of the last six matchups with the Blues.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MINNESOTA 1 0 4 5
ST LOUIS 0 1 1 2 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 12 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO
KOIVU) 5:43
2ND PRD: STL - (PP) ERIC BREWER 3 (RADEK DVORAK, PETR CAJANEK) 13:21
3RD PRD: MIN - PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 13 (BRIAN ROLSTON, WES WALZ)
10:21
MIN - (P
Jan 30 10:36 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 5
ST LOUIS 2
3RD PRD: MIN - PASCAL DUPUIS 9 (WES WALZ, BRENT BURNS) 19:54
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 10:34 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 4
ST LOUIS 2
3RD PRD: MIN - (EN) PAVOL DEMITRA 13 (MARK PARRISH, MARIAN GABORIK)
19:04
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 10:33 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 3
ST LOUIS 2
3RD PRD: STL - JAY MCCLEMENT 5 (KEITH TKACHUK) 18:06
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 10:29 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 3
ST LOUIS 1
3RD PRD: MIN - (PP) PAVOL DEMITRA 12 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, BRIAN ROLSTON)
13:15
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 10:22 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 2
ST LOUIS 1
3RD PRD: MIN - PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 13 (BRIAN ROLSTON, WES WALZ) 10:21
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 10:16 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MINNESOTA 1 0 1
ST LOUIS 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 12 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO
KOIVU) 5:43
2ND PRD: STL - (PP) ERIC BREWER 3 (RADEK DVORAK, PETR CAJANEK) 13:21
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MIN
Jan 30 9:39 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 1
ST LOUIS 1
2ND PRD: STL - (PP) ERIC BREWER 3 (RADEK DVORAK, PETR CAJANEK) 13:21
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 9:28 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MINNESOTA 1 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 12 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO
KOIVU) 5:43
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MIN 10 10
STL 12 12
GOALIES: MIN - MANNY
Jan 30 8:45 PM - NHL
MINNESOTA 1
ST LOUIS 0
1ST PRD: MIN - PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 12 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO KOIVU)
5:33
Wild vs. BluesJan 30 8:19 PM
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