The Minnesota Wild (34-28-8) will aim to prolong a four-game home win streak when they face the St. Louis Blues (37-30-3) on Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSMW, BSN, and BSWI.
Wild vs. Blues Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Wild vs. Blues for free with a trial to Fubo!
Wild and Blues Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Wild Insights
- The Wild’s 213 total goals (3.0 per game) make them the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- The Wild have allowed 222 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 21st in league action in goals against.
- Their goal differential (-9) ranks 20th in the league.
- The 51 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (eighth-most in the NHL) have come on 237 power-play chances.
- The Wild have the league’s 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (21.52%).
- The Wild have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Wild have the league’s 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (74.25%).
- The Wild have the 25th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.5%.
- The Wild shoot 10.1% as a team (15th in the league).
- The Wild have shut out opponents five times this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.6 hits and 16 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- One of Minnesota’s top offensive options this season is Kirill Kaprizov, who has put up 77 points in 63 games.
- Having scored 30 goals and adding 30 assists, Joel Eriksson Ek is an important piece of the offense for Minnesota through 66 games.
- Mats Zuccarello has created 55 points for Minnesota in 60 games this season, netting a goal on 7.6% of his shots and recording 11 goals and 44 assists.
- In the 40 games Filip Gustavsson has played this season, his save percentage is .897, 50th in the league.
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season), Joel Eriksson Ek: Lower Body (Questionable), Jonas Brodin: Lower Body (Questionable)
Blues Insights
- With 198 goals (2.8 per game), the Blues have the league’s 26th-ranked offense.
- The Blues have given up 210 total goals this season (three per game), 14th in the league.
- Their -12 goal differential is 22nd in the league.
- The Blues have 38 power-play goals (on 215 chances), 23rd in the NHL.
- The Blues’ power-play percentage (17.67) ranks them 25th in the league.
- This season, the Blues have 11 shorthanded goals (second in league).
- The Blues’ have the 20th-ranked penalty kill percentage (78.69%).
- The Blues are 21st in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.3%).
- The 9.9% shooting percentage of the Blues is 19th in the league.
- The Blues have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Blues Key Players
- Robert Thomas’ 23 goals and 50 assists in 70 games for St. Louis add up to 73 total points on the season.
- Jordan Kyrou has racked up 53 total points (0.8 per game) this season. He has 22 goals and 31 assists.
- Pavel Buchnevich has scored 23 goals on the season, chipping in 30 assists.
- Jordan Binnington has a 24-19-3 record this season, with a .912 save percentage (17th in the league). He has 1374 saves, and has conceded 132 goals (2.8 goals against average).
Blues Injuries
Torey Krug: Lower Body (Questionable)