The Blues offense is very good while the Minn wild defense is not good. Pavel Buchnevich had five points in three games against the Wild and he recorded at least one point in each of the three matchups this season. It was David Perron who was the star on offense in the first game of the playoff series, as he had a hat trick in the game. Defense and goaltending were fairly average for Minnesota this season. They ranked 16th in goals against per game and 15th in shots against per game. The Wild will have a hard time stopping the Blues’ offense as they had a hard time in each of the three matchups this year and in game one of the playoff series. STL will bounce back from their game two loss and continue their success against the Wild as they are 13-3 in the last 16 meetings. Take St. Louis on the money line to get the home win here on Friday night.