As the regular season drew to a close and the playoff picture appeared in sharper focus, top seeded teams in the Western Conference were hopeful not to draw Minnesota in the first round. It wasn’t until the final game of … Continue reading
Author Archives: Dennis Morrell
Minnesota regains control of series with St. Louis
Of the eight match-ups in the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, the battle between St. Louis and Minnesota has played out with no real rhyme or reason. Both teams have traded victories the entire series, with the winner in each … Continue reading
St. Louis turns tables on Minnesota, climbs back to tie series 2-2
Coming into game four, the St. Louis Blues brought with them a nine-game road losing streak, part of a futility period where the club lost 17 of their last 19 postseason, out-of-town contests. Judging from their play Wednesday night, it … Continue reading
Minnesota suffocates St. Louis in familiar style
The Minnesota Wild returned home to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for their game three tilt against St. Louis. Armed with the 19th-best home record in the regular season and going up against the league’s 3rd-best road record, … Continue reading
Blues put on a TarasenkSHOW to defeat Minnesota
To open their series with Minnesota, the St. Louis Blues stepped onto the ice in game one and promptly had their style of play dictated to them by the Wild. On a game built with speed and getting the puck … Continue reading
Wild stun Blues in game one, catch division champion off guard
A pro hockey team spends more than seven months building cohesiveness, chemistry and racking up points from their games in the regular season. Through long road trips, injuries, ups and downs, it all comes down to one thing; playoff position … Continue reading