Wild opens at home Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues

The Wild and Blues square off for the first time in Game 1 in St. Paul.

April 10, 2017 at 4:41AM
Wild forward Martin Hanzal (19)
Blues goalie Jake Allen stopped a shot by Wild forward Martin Hanzal during the third period of a March 7 game. The Wild-Blues playoff series begins Wednesday. (Brian Wicker — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

We'll have a ton of playoff coverage on the horizon, but first up:

Beginning Wednesday, the Wild and St. Louis Blues face off for the second time in three years. The Wild beat the Blues in 2015, 4 games to 2.

The Wild has made the playoffs five years in a row and eight times in 16 years. It's 24-39.

The Blues have made the playoffs 41 times and are 158-196 all-time.

Here's the schedule (I hear Games 1 and 2 will be able to be seen here locally on FSN and NBCSN).

Date TIME #2 Minnesota vs. #3 St. Louis Networks
Wednesday, April 12 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota NBCSN, SN 360, TVA Sports
Friday, April 14 7 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota NBCSN, SN 360, TVA Sports
Sunday, April 16 2 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis NBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports
Wednesday, April 19 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis NBCSN, SN 360, TVA Sports
*Saturday, April 22 TBD St. Louis at Minnesota TBD
*Monday, April 24 TBD Minnesota at St. Louis TBD
*Wednesday, April 26 TBD St. Louis at Minnesota TBD

I'll be on KFAN at 9 a.m.

The next Russo-Souhan Show is at Hell's Kitchen on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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