T.M. Selection: St. Louis Blues.

I like the St. Louis Blues to win this game against the Minnesota Wild on Friday. The Blues looked great in the 1st game of this series winning that game 4-0 but they got trashed 6-2 in the 2nd game and didn't look that great as the Wild responded well to their previous loss. The Blues are on home ice now though and they already did their job in Minnesota since they needed to win at least 1 road game to take the series and now they have that under their belt. They had 1 bad game in their most recent game but they have still been 1 of the hottest teams in the league over the last month of the regular season and I think they will bounce back on home ice here. The Blues also have more experience in the postseason and I think that will come into to play in this series too. The Blues have been scoring a lot of goals in their games lately too and they already pulled off a shut out in Minnesota in the 1st game. I think the Blues will play a lot better on their home ice here and I expect them to take advantage of thse two home games winning them both. The series in their hands now since the Wild need to steal a road game back from them now but I think the Blues will be a lot better on the defensive end in this game and I think their offense will find ways to score on the Wild here. I like the Blues to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-1 Blues.