T.M. Selection: St Louis Blues.

I like the St Louis Blues to win this game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday. The Blues have looked really good in their games lately and they were getting really hot near the end of the regular season. The Blues ended their year with 2 losses in a row but they really didn't need to win those games and they were resting some of their better players for this series. Before losing those 2 games, they had won 3 games in a row and they had won 12/13 of their previous 13 games, going on a huge run where they were destroying teams by 3+ goals a lot of the time and scoring a ton of goals too. They haven't been struggling in their road games either since they have won 7/8 of their previous 8 road games and they ended the regular season as 1 of the hottest teams in the league. The Wild have also looked really good in their games lately, winning 7/8 of their previous 8 games and they have looked even better on home ice this year. They have struggled against the Blues this year though, and they lost all 3 games to the Blues this year, including 2 road games and 1 home game. I think the Blues are the better team here and they have been really hot in their games lately. I expect them to score a lot of goals here and make it very difficult on the Wild to win here on home ice. I think the Blues have the better defense and I also think their offense is stronger since they have been scoring a lot more goals than the Wild have been over the past few weeks. I expect the Blues to jump out to an early lead here and steal this game away from the Wild. I like the Blues to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-3 Blues.