Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Minnesota 49-25-8=106pts, St. Louis 46-29-7=99pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 12 April: St. Louis wins at Minnesota, 2-goals-1 (OT)
Game 2 on Friday, 14 April: St. Louis wins at Minnesota, 2-goals-1
Game 3 on Sunday, 16 April: Minnesota loses at St. Louis, 3-goals-1
Game 4 on Wednesday, 19 April: Minnesota wins at St. Louis, 2-goals-nil
Game 5 on Saturday, 22 April: St. Louis wins at Minnesota, 4-goals-3 (OT)

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The St. Louis Blues visited and topped the Minnesota Wild 4-goals-3 in overtime to complete a 4-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1325 victory. With the series 1325 win, the St. Louis Blues improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 23-35 overall and 13-12 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1325 loss, the Minnesota Wild see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 4-8 overall and 3-5 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious St. Louis Blues in series 1325 was WWWLW: Series 1325 thus becomes the 16th NHL Preliminary-round series, the 50th NHL series (all rounds), and the 89th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. St. Louis ousted Minnesota from the Spring 2017 playoffs with a series 1325 Game 5 goal at 9:42 into the first overtime period. In best-of-7 NHL playoff games since 1939, inclusive, only once before had a game ended at 9:42 into the first overtime period: In series 1231, the Chicago Blackhawks scored at 9:42 into the first overtime period to win 2014 NHL Quarterfinals Game 6 against the Wild in Minnesota, thereby ousting Minnesota from the Spring 2014 playoffs. In series 1325, the St. Louis Blues became only the seventh NHL team to score three or fewer goals on home ice in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series win.

After Game 4: The Minnesota Wild visited and shut out the St. Louis Blues 2-goals-nil to reduce the St. Louis Blues best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1325 lead to 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 8-1 and a Game 5 record of 5-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Minnesota Wild have a series record of 2-3 and a Game 5 record of 3-2. The Minnesota Wild are seeking to surmount a 3-games-1 deficit in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the first time since they accomplished the feat in back-to-back series in the 2003 Preliminary and Quarterfinals rounds. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series, teams such as the St. Louis Blues which win Games 1-3 but lose Game 4 by a shutout have a 6-2 Game 5 record and an 8-0 series record.

After Game 3: The St. Louis Blues hosted and bested the Minnesota Wild 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1325 lead of 3-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 7-0 and a Game 4 record of 5-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-nil, the Minnesota Wild have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 4 record of 1-2. St. Louis last led a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-nil in series 834, which culminated in a four-game sweep of the Dallas Stars in the 2001 NHL Quarterfinals. Minnesota last trailed a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-nil in series 1264, which culminated in a four-game sweep by the eventual champion Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 NHL Quarterfinals. Minnesota never once led in series 1264, and has yet to lead in series 1325.

After Game 2: The St. Louis Blues visited and defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1325 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 10-2 (having lost the last two such series) and a Game 3 record of 7-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Minnesota Wild have a series record of 1-6 and a Game 3 record of 4-3.

After Game 1: The St. Louis Blues visited and bested the Minnesota Wild 2-goals-1 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1325 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the St. Louis Blues have a series record of 17-12 and a Game 2 record of 12-17. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Minnesota Wild have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 2 record of 2-7 (with an active five-Game 2 losing streak).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NHL regular season, the Minnesota Wild finished seven points ahead of the St. Louis Blues. From 1939 through the 2016 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 17-13 (.567) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1325 is the 12th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Minnesota Wild, and the 58th for the St. Louis Blues. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Minnesota Wild have an all-rounds series record of 4-7, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-4, and a Game 1 record of 2-9, while the St. Louis Blues have an all-rounds series record of 22-35, a Preliminary-round series record of 12-12, and a Game 1 record of 29-28. Series 1325 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues. Minnesota defeated St. Louis in the only previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the two teams, in the 2015 NHL Preliminary round.