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Game 4 | Wednesday, April 22 | Excel Energy Center | St. Paul, MN
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The Minnesota Wild come back to defend home ice against the Saint Louis Blues in Game 4 of this Western Conference Quarterfinal series. Since the 2012-2013 season, the Wild are 7-2 at home in the playoffs, outscoring their opponenents 23-12 in the process.
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Devan Dubnyk: On the crowd, “Certainly didn’t disappoint. It was crazy toward the end of the second period there. You can’t hear anything, you can’t hear whistles, you can’t hear the pucks hitting sticks. You’re moving around deaf.”
Zach Parise: “We were a lot better with the puck tonight in the offensive zone, holding onto it a little longer, making some plays. We were better off the rush, attacking the middle of the ice. Teams look fast when you can do that. I thought we were tough to play against.”
Charlie Coyle: “You can tell they got frustrated with stuff after the whistle and tried to get into that, and us just walking away. Continue to play hard, play with speed and be physical, and yeah, you can tell it frustrated them.”
Charlie Coyle: “We’re here to play hockey. We’re not here to fight and do all that. That stuff after the whistle doesn’t win you games. So, we’re just focused on playing our game and playing it smart. They want that stuff after the whistle and big hits and all that. We just stay grounded, stay level-headed, keep our emotions in check and just, like I said, play hockey.”
Zach Parise: On the 17-shot defensive performance, “It feels good. I thought our forwards did a good job coming back and pushing them into our D and our D got up and had some good gaps. Once we do that we can get back on the counterattack. That was a big part of the reason we had the puck a lot.”
Mike Yeo: “We knew we were going to have to be on top of things tonight and we were ready to start the right way. We talked about being ready for whatever follows. I thought our guys did a good job – we had a pretty decent start – of just staying with it, not getting frustrated. Obviously that first goal is huge.”
Jason Pominville: “We fed off the energy the crowd gave us. We knew it was going to be good, and it was even better than what I expected. I thought every line was going. We controlled play for the most part and we made some good plays. And our D did a really good job tonight with their gap and made it tough on them. That led to us having the puck more. We were able to play with the puck more, we were able to make more plays and more zone time. That gives us momentum and obviously gets the crowd into it."
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Minnesota Leading Scorers
Zach Parise | 3 GP | 1g | 3a | 4p | +2
Jason Pominville | 3 GP | 2g | 2a | 4p | +3
Mikael Granlund | 3 GP | 1g | 2a | 3p | +4
10 tied with 1
Minnesota Probable Goaltender
Devan Dubnyk | 2-1 | 1.68 GAA | .922 SV%
St. Louis Leading Scorers
Vladimir Tarasenko | 3 GP | 3g | 1a | 4p | -2
Kevin Shattenkirk | 3 GP | 0g | 4a | 4p | +1
Alexander Steen | 3 GP | 1g | 2a | 3p | -2
Jaden Schwartz | 3 GP | 1g | 1a | 2p | +/- 0
Patrick Berglund | 3 GP | 1g | 1a | 2p | +2
St. Louis Probable Goaltender
Jake Allen | 1-2 | 1.69 GAA | .933 SV%
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Let's Go Wild!!!
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