It ain’t over ‘til it’s over, but it’s over now. The Minnesota Wild have officially been eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in five games. A feverish comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the third period just falls short as Magnus Paajarvi scores in the first overtime to send the Blues to the second round.
Minnesota already had a mountain to climb being down 3-1 in the series. The first period might as well been a sheer rock cliff. Vladimir Tarasenko finally found the back of the net for the first time in the series.