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St. Louis Blues vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, October 15, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, STLNHL, BN+ and Wild+.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

In goal: Joel Hofer (2-1-1, .921 save percentage, 1.76 GAA) is projected to start for the Blues; Jesper Wallstedt (4-1-1, .933 save percentage, 1.82 GAA) is projected to start for the Wild.

Rest and travel

Blues

Game 2 of a road trip: Ottawa, now Minnesota.

  1. 52026-10-05: no game
  2. 62026-10-06: at CHI
  3. 72026-10-07: no game
  4. 82026-10-08: vs SJS
  5. 92026-10-09: no game
  6. 102026-10-10: vs CBJ
  7. 112026-10-11: no game
  8. 122026-10-12: no game
  9. 132026-10-13: at OTT
  10. 142026-10-14: no game
  11. 152026-10-15: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~836 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,700 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Wild

Back home after a game in Winnipeg.

  1. 52026-10-05: no game
  2. 62026-10-06: at BUF
  3. 72026-10-07: no game
  4. 82026-10-08: at TBL
  5. 92026-10-09: no game
  6. 102026-10-10: at FLA
  7. 112026-10-11: no game
  8. 122026-10-12: vs VGK
  9. 132026-10-13: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 142026-10-14: no game
  11. 152026-10-15: vs STL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~781 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Starting goalies

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Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

STL 71% (10th most settled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

STL 26% (8th least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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