Zach Parise scored twice and Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 shots as the Minnesota Wild eliminated the St. Louis after a 4-1 win in Game 6.
The Wild now move on to Round 2 where they’ll face the Chicago Blackhawks for the third consecutive postseason.
The backbreaking goal was Parise’s first of the game, which came shorthanded 7:56 into the opening period. Blues goalie Jake Allen didn’t look comfortable from the start and Parise’s goal was evident of that.
Those are the kind of road goals that can turn a game, and it certainly did in favor of the Wild.