The Minnesota Wild (45-23-12) and St. Louis Blues (34-33-12) meet at Enterprise Center on Monday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Wild fell to the Nashville Predators 2-1 in their last outing, while the Blues are coming off a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Here is our prediction for who will clinch the win in Monday's matchup.

In the past 10 games, the Blues have recorded a 6-3-1 record after scoring 32 total goals (seven power-play goals on 30 power-play opportunities during that span, for a conversion rate of 23.3%). Their opponents have scored a combined 22 goals in those games.

Wild vs. Blues Predictions for Monday

Our computer projections model for this encounter calls for a final tally of Wild 4, Blues 3.

Moneyline Pick: Wild (-130)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 5.9 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Blues (+1.5)

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Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild are 15-12-27 in overtime contests as part of a 45-23-12 overall record.
Minnesota has 37 points (15-5-7) in the 27 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
In the 11 games this season the Wild scored just one goal, they went 1-8-2 (four points).
Minnesota has taken 12 points from the 17 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (4-9-4 record).
The Wild have scored at least three goals 52 times, and are 40-6-6 in those games (to record 86 points).
In the 34 games when Minnesota has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it has a 19-9-6 record (44 points).
In the 36 games when it outshot its opponent, Minnesota is 21-10-5 (47 points).
The Wild's opponents have had more shots in 42 games. The Wild finished 23-12-7 in those matchups (53 points).

Blues Splits and Trends

The Blues have a 4-12-16 record in overtime matchups this season and a 34-33-12 overall record.
In the 34 games St. Louis has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 42 points.
In 14 games this season when the Blues ended a game with just one goal, they earned a total of eight points (2-8-4).
When St. Louis has scored a pair of goals this season, they've earned 13 points (5-13-3 record).
The Blues have scored at least three goals in 42 games, earning 59 points from those contests.
This season, St. Louis has scored a single power-play goal in 29 games and picked up 32 points with a record of 13-10-6.
When it outshoots its opponent this season, St. Louis has posted a record of 14-15-3 (31 points).
The Blues have been outshot by opponents in 45 games, going 19-18-8 to register 46 points.

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