The Minnesota Wild were the aggressors in Game 1 and were rewarded with a victory, shifting the series momentum in the Wild’s favor. Although the St. Louis Blues tied the series 1-1 with a 4-1 victory on Saturday night, Minnesota is happy to return home to play in front of their home fans.
Although the Blues are the Las Vegas favorites in the series, ticket prices according to TiqIQ.com dictate that fans of the Wild are craving playoff hockey and sense their club can pull off the upset. Minnesota Wild tickets for Games 3 and 4 have an average ticket price of $269.73 (get-in price of $125) and $304.86 (get-in price of $157), respectively. Game 6 at the Xcel Energy Center is the most expensive, with an average ticket price of $444.66 and a get-in price of $156. The two remaining games scheduled in St. Louis have an average price of $117.66 and $229.71, respectively.
After the Wild play at home, Minnesota may have a chance to close out the series with another road victory. Wild fans can get to St. Louis through Hipmunk.com, where a few clicks will list thousands of St. Louis flights. Hotels in St. Louis can also be reserved through Hipmunk, starting from $89.
The Wild did a good job at containing Vladimir Tarasenko in Game 1, but let the goal scorer get loose in Game 2. After a deflating performance with an assist and zero shot attempts, Tarasenko rebounded with his first career playoff hat trick to help the Blues even the series. The first two came in the first period, while the third was of the empty net variety towards the end of the game.
Minnesota has been, and continues to be strong on the road and had won 13 of their previous 14 road games before falling in Game 2. The Wild will look to get Jason Pominville and Zach Parise more involved, as they acted similar to Tarasenko in Game 1.
The Wild hang their hats on their defense and will have to restructure their game plan to ensure Tarasenko doesn’t get the ball rolling again. The Wild crowd will be electric on Monday night at the Xcel Energy Center, which should create a hectic atmosphere for the Blues to perform in.
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