The St. Louis Blues is superior to the second one spherical of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time on the grounds that 2018-19, with a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, prevailing the series in 6 video games.

Ryan O’Reilly scored his 5th purpose of the playoffs. He has 8 factors thru six video games this postseason.

Vladimir Tarasenko also scored his 5th goal of the series on Thursday. Nick Leddy, Tyler Bozak, and Colton Parayko delivered goals, propelling the Blues to the series victory.

“It was a tough, tough battle,” Bozak said postgame. “That’s a very good team over there. It’s kind of a shame we played in the first round of the playoffs. It was two of the top teams in the West and they deserve a lot of credit for the season they had.”

The Blues (49-22-11) finished 0.33 in the Central Division throughout the everyday season. The last time the Blues qualified for the second one spherical, they went directly to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise records.

The Wild elected to begin Cam Talbot in place of Marc-Andre Fleury, who they acquired on the exchange deadline. Talbot stopped 22 of 26 pictures.

“This is one of the most special groups I’ve been a part of,” Talbot said. “We’re really building something here. So, as much as this hurts right now, I’m proud of the guys, proud of the way we battled all season long.”

The Blues take on the Colorado Avalanche inside the 2nd round. The Avalanche received the season series 2-1-0.