NHL: Six different Blues score in comeback victory over Wild

The St. Louis Blues came from behind to secure a 6-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Monday night. Despite being out of playoff contention, the Blues have found momentum, winning four of their last six games.

Six different players scored for the Blues (35-33-12, 82 points), with Jimmy Snuggerud contributing a goal and an assist. Goaltender Joel Hofer made 28 saves in the win.

For the Wild (45-24-12, 102 points), who rested nine regular players ahead of their Stanley Cup playoff matchup against the Dallas Stars, Nick Foligno added a goal and an assist. Filip Gustavsson made 16 saves, but Minnesota’s three-game losing streak continued.

The game began with St. Louis taking an early 1-0 lead when Colton Parayko beat Gustavsson with a slapshot at 1:22 in the first period. However, Minnesota quickly responded with a power-play goal from Foligno at 14:46, and Danila Yurov extended the lead to 2-1 at 19:13 after a rebound off a Yurov shot.

In the second period, the Blues had a goal waved off due to an offside call before Otto Stenberg and Pavel Buchnevich each found the back of the net, tying the game 3-3. The Blues went on to take control in the third period with Theo Lindstein's unchallenged backhand shot at 16:41, followed by a wrist shot from Jake Neighbours at 3:05 to make it 5-3.

Snuggerud sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 3:04, bringing the final score to 6-3.

The Wild, gearing up for the postseason, will look to regroup before their first-round series against the Stars, while the Blues finish their season on a high note.

-Field Level Media/Reuters