Friday, May 6, 2022. 10:36 PM
SUMMARY
Introducing Game 3 of the series between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues in this first round of the West.
This first-round series is tied at 1-1.
Tied at 1-1, the winner of Game 3 wins the series by .675 (228-110).
The Wild responded to the Blues in the final game, winning 6-2 thanks to three goals from Kirill Kaprizov.
Wild goaltender Marc-André Fleury made 32 saves in Game 2 Fleury played 162 more playoff games than his counterpart Ville Husso, who made his playoff debut on Monday with a shutout in a win of 4-0. Fleury won his 91st career playoff game.
In the last game, the Wild scored twice on the power play among their first four goals, giving them a 4-0 lead early in the second period.
Despite being healthy up front, the Blues are dealing with a slew of injuries on defense, which has forced the club into an emergency recall from its American Hockey League affiliate. Marco Scandella struggled with a lower body injury sustained late in the regular season and did not play in the series. Nick Leddy was injured in Game 1 and did not play Wednesday, while Robert Bortuzzo was hit in the face early in Game 2 and did not return.
All three could miss Game 3, necessitating Steven Santini’s recall from Springfield, where he played 66 games for the Thunderbirds this season. Santini hasn’t played in the NHL this season, but he played five games last year, including two playoff games. He played 119 career NHL games, scoring five goals and 17 assists.
And the guardian of the day who looks crazy is: Ville Husso