MOSCOW, May 11. Minnesota Wild hockey players lost at home to St. Louis Blues» in the fifth match of the series of the first round of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, which took place in St. Paul, ended with a score of 5:2 (1:2, 1:0, 3:0) in favor of the guests . The winners scored Ryan O'Reilly (5th minute), Brandon Saad (36) and Vladimir Tarasenko (42, 43, 59), who was twice assisted by Pavel Buchnevich, and Ivan Barbashev made one assist. Kirill Kaprizov (14, 18). The Russian striker “Minnesota” scored seven goals in the current playoff series and set a new club record for this indicator. In terms of the number of goals in one Stanley Cup draw, he caught up with Wes Walz and Andrew Brunette. More productive than the Russians in the 2002/03 season was Marian Gaborik (9 goals). The previous time, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin scored seven goals in one playoff series. The leaders Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, respectively, distinguished themselves during the full-time series of the 2009 Stanley Cup. The score in the four-game series was 3-2 in favor of St. Louis. The next match will take place in St. Louis on the night of May 13 Moscow time.
