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Binnington puck mistakes costly in 5-2 loss to Wild, coaches and
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Kaprizov gets hat trick as Wild thump Blues 6-2, even series
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Fleury makes 29 saves, Wild beat Blues 5-1, take series lead
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Blues down another defenseman heading into Game 4
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Avalanche to face St. Louis Blues in Round 2 - Colorado Hockey Now
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Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury plays against the St
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St. Louis Blues' Alexei Toropchenko (65) plays against the
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Wild know they will play rival Blues in first round. They want
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How does the Blues' defense improve from last season?
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Blues eliminate Wild; get rematch with Avalanche - NBC Sports