ST. LOUIS – Right winger Vladimir Tarasenko celebrated his return to the St. Louis lineup with a goal and an assist Saturday to lead the Blues to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild in the final game of the regular season.
The loss by the Wild snapped their 12-game road winning streak, which tied the NHL record for most consecutive road wins set by the Detroit Red Wings in 2005-06. It was their first loss on the road since Feb. 16 at Vancouver.
Minnesota 0 1 1- 2
St. Louis 0 3 1- 4
First Period-
Second Period-1, St. Louis, Jaskin 13 (Jokinen, Berglund) 13:27. 2, St. Louis, Tarasenko 37 (Steen, Butler) 18:00. 3, Minnesota, Scandella 11 (Haula, Cooke) 18:51. 4, St. Louis, Lehtera 13 (Steen, Tarasenko) 19:31.
Third Period-5, St. Louis, Lehtera 14 (unassisted) 5:03 (pp). 6, Minnesota, Parise 33 (Granlund, Vanek) 19:22 (pp).
Shots on Goal-Minnesota 7-8-10-25. St. Louis 1-13-9-23.
Power-play opportunities-Minnesota 1 of 4. St. Louis 1 of 2.
Goalies-Minnesota Kuemper 14-12-2 (9 shots-8 saves), Dubnyk 0-0-0 (14-11). St. Louis Elliott 26-14-3 (25-23).
A-19,155 (19,150). T-2:19.
