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Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn and Ivan Barbashev
also scored for the Western Conference-leading Blues, who have
allowed just two goals during a four-game winning streak.
Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 32 saves to win this
third consecutive start.
Marcus Foligno scored a goal and Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 of 26
shots for the Wild, who were dealt just their fifth regulation
loss in the last 13 games.
The Blues struck first at the 11:03 mark of the first period.
Defenseman Marco Scandella came down the middle and fired a shot
off the rush, before Kyrou converted on the rebound with a
sharp-angle shot from the right side.
Schenn made it 2-0 less than four minutes later, beating Dubynk
from the right circle. Jaden Schwartz stole the puck inside the
blue line and fed Schenn for his walk-in goal.
Foligno scored just 1:43 after the first intermission to cut the
Wild deficit to 2-1. Jordan Greenway freed the puck off the end
boards and Foligno chipped it over Binnington at the right post
with a second effort.
The goal, Foligno's first in 15 games, ended Binnington's
shutout string at 143:01 spanning back to Feb. 16 in Nashville.
Sundqvist pushed the lead to 3-1 with an unassisted goal midway
through the second period. He stole the puck on the forecheck
and stepped out to the front of the net to score from
point-blank range.
Barbashev scored a shorthanded goal at 5:04 of the third period
to make it 4-1. He worked a give-and-go play with Sundqvist to
effectively seal the victory.
Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo returned from a one-game absence
due to illness, but Tyler Bozak (lower-body injury) missed his
second straight game.
Wild forward Luke Kunin and defenseman Carson Soucy each missed
the game after coming away with upper-body injuries Friday.
--Field Level Media
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