NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild (0-0-0) vs. St. Louis Blues (0-0-0)

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Venue & Game Info

Location: Enterprise Center, 1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103

Time: 8:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+, Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports North Radio: KFAN 100.3 (MIN), 101 ESPN (STL)

Injury Report

Minnesota Wild

Mats Zuccarello (RW) – Lower Body (Out, until mid-November)

Jonas Brodin (D) – Upper Body (Out, day-to-day)

Nico Sturm (C) – Back (Out, IR)

Cameron Butler (RW) – Undisclosed (Out)

Michael Milne (LW) – Undisclosed (Out)

Stevie Leskovar (D) – Wrist (Out)

St. Louis Blues

Oskar Sundqvist (C) – Lower Body (Out)

Milan Lucic (LW) – Lower Body (Day-to-Day)

Zach Dean (C) – Personal (Out)

Nick Bjugstad (C) – Illness (Day-to-Day)

Torey Krug (D) – Ankle (Out for Season)

Projected Player Matchups

Kirill Kaprizov – Marco Rossi – Matt Boldy (MIN) vs. Robert Thomas – Jordan Kyrou – Jimmy Snuggerud (STL)
Kaprizov returns healthy and remains Minnesota’s offensive engine, while Thomas and Kyrou headline a dynamic Blues top line.

Joel Eriksson Ek – Marcus Foligno – Vladimir Tarasenko (MIN) vs. Brayden Schenn – Pavel Buchnevich – Dylan Holloway (STL)
A physical, two-way Wild line against a balanced St. Louis scoring trio.

Filip Gustavsson (MIN, G) vs. Jordan Binnington (STL, G)
Gustavsson (.914 SV% last season) provides stability, while Binnington (28 wins) anchors a Blues team that thrives at home.

Team Records (2024–25 Season)

Minnesota Wild: 45-30-7 (97 pts), 4th in Central Division. -11 goal differential, 20.8% PP, 72.4% PK.

St. Louis Blues: 44-30-8 (96 pts), 5th in Central Division. +19 goal differential, 22.0% PP, 74.3% PK.

Recent Form

Minnesota: Preseason 2-4, struggled offensively without Zuccarello. Road form a concern (lost 8 of last 10 away games).

St. Louis: Preseason 3-3, closed strong with wins over Ottawa (7-1) and Chicago (4-0). Riding 15 straight home wins dating back to last season.

Series History

2024–25 Season Series: Wild won 3–1, including two road victories.

All-Time (Reg. Season + Playoffs): Blues lead 56–51–5–5.

Recent Trend: Minnesota 6-2-2 in last 10 vs. St. Louis, but Blues won the most recent meeting (5–1, March 15, 2025).

Betting Trends

Blues as Home Favorite (2024–25): 24-14-3 at Enterprise Center.

Wild as Road Underdog (2024–25): 17-24 overall.

Totals: Over 5.5 has hit in 4 of last 5 head-to-head matchups.

Game Odds

Minnesota Wild               5.5

St. Louis Blues                   – 125

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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