first into the boards awkwardly trying to battle Parise for a puck that left him laying on the ice. The Blues training staff would attend to their star scorer and he’d skate slowly back the St. Louis bench. Minnesota still appeared to be a bit gun shy early on in the period. The Wild would finally start to move their feet and Jason Zucker would chip and chase a puck into the Blues’ end and he’d force a turnover that was gathered up by Eric Staal who hammered a shot on goal that Binnington steered aside. St. Louis would respond with a chance of their own as Jaden Schwartz was denied by a sprawling effort by Stalock. Jordan Greenway would use his big frame and strength to powernice hit in the corner on Tarasenko that knocked off the lid of the Blues’ sniper that drew a cheer from the ornery home crowd and then two shattered sticks by Pietrangelo that helped kill off more power play time. The Wild would get the big kill and they’d try to free up Parise who had just left the penalty box for a breakaway but it was just out of his reach. Minnesota would draw a power play late in the period as Robert Bortuzzo cross checked Parise before he could pounce on a rebound after a nice point shot by Nick Seeler. The Wild seemed content to burn 30 seconds of power play time just so they could rest a little before heading on in for the