Blues' win decides series

The St. Louis Blues have secured victory in the series against the Minnesota Wild in the NHL Åttondelsfinal in 4-2 games. The series was decided with a 5-1 (1-0, 3-0, 1-1) win.

The Blues took the lead, with a goal scored by Nick Leddy. Colton Parayko assisted.

The Blues were strong in the second, with goals from Ryan O'Reilly, Tyler Bozak and Vladimir Tarasenko.

In the third, Matt Dumba scored in the seventh minute of the third period, assisted by Jon Merrill and Dmitry Kulikov, closing the gap for the Wild.

In the third period, Colton Parayko scored in the remaining minute, increasing the lead for the Blues.

St. Louis improves to 4–0–0, while Minnesota drops to 2–0–0.