Binnington makes 28 saves, Blues （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Wild to even series
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington didn't lose any sleep when he was 知らせるd by coach Craig Berube that he would be starting for the first time this postseason on Sunday.
"He's always the same, he doesn't give me much of a reaction," Berube said.
Instead, Binnington let his play do the talking.
Binnington made 28 saves and the Blues （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Sunday to even the best-of-seven Western 会議／協議会 series at two games apiece.
Jordan Kyrou and David Perron each 得点する／非難する／２０d twice and Ryan O'Reilly 追加するd a goal and two 補助装置s. Perron also had an 補助装置 for St. Louis.
Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy 得点する／非難する／２０d for Minnesota. Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves.
St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou (25) celebrates after 得点する／非難する／２０ing a goal during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series against the Minnesota Wild, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Game 5 is Tuesday night at St. Paul, Minnesota, before returning to St. Louis for Game 6 on Thursday.
Binnington, who had lost his previous nine postseason starts, 選ぶd up his first プレーオフ 勝利，勝つ since （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Boston in Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. He 否定するd Kaprizov from point-blank 範囲 late in the second period. Binnington also stopped Mats Zuccarello on a 2-on-1 breakout 中途の through the final period.
"I felt 用意が出来ている," Binnington said. "I felt pretty good."
Binnington had been 取って代わるd by Ville Husso, who have up nine goals on 59 発射s 連合させるd in Games 2 and 3 after shutting out the Wild with 37 saves in the opener.
"You have to be ready for whatever comes up," Binnington said. "We just have to 焦点（を合わせる） on our 職業, whatever it is that night."
Coach Craig Berube said he went with Binnington as a hunch.
"We 手配中の，お尋ね者 to make a switch and just change the 勢い and luck a little bit," Berube said.
Kyrou and Perron 得点する／非難する／２０d 54 seconds apart in the second period to break a 1-1 tie.,
Perron 変えるd the go-ahead 得点する／非難する／２０ on a 発射 that squeezed past Fleury に向かって the 逮捕する. Minnesota 今後 Marcus Foligno tried to keep the puck from rolling across the line, but he flipped it off the 支援する of Fleury and into the 逮捕する.
Kyrou got his second of the game to 押し進める the lead to 3-1 with a 発射 off a pass from Ryan O´Reilly, who 補助装置d on both second-period goals.
"明白に, we 手配中の，お尋ね者 to come out hot, and come out strong," Kyrou said. "We did that today and we should continue to do it all series long."
Boldy 削減（する） the 赤字 to 3-2 by 得点する／非難する／２０ing off a 緊急発進する in from of the 逮捕する 2:39 into the final period.
Perron 追加するd an empty 逮捕する goal with 1:58 remaining, and O´Reilly had a 力／強力にする-play goal with 1 minute left to cap the 得点する／非難する／２０ing.
St. Louis struck first when Kyrou pounced on his own 回復する just 4:19 into the game.
Kaprizov tied it 1-1 with his fifth goal of the series off a pass from Jared Spurgeon with 5:54 left in the 開始 period.
Kaprivoz, who 記録，記録的な／記録するd the first hat trick in postseason franchise history in Game 2, was wide open in the slot. His five goals 関係 him with Wes Walz and Marian Gaborik for most goals in a series. Walz and Gaborik each 得点する／非難する／２０d five times in the 2003 Western 会議／協議会 準決勝 against Vancouver.
"It's not one guy, it's the Minnesota Wild that didn't get to our game quick enough," Minnesota coach Dean Evason said.. "In the third period we did. But it was a little too late."
INJURIES
The Blues were without defensemen Torey Krug (lower 団体／死体), Nick Leddy (upper) and Robert Bortuzzo (upper). They also lost Marco Scandella with an 傷害 早期に in the first period. Scott Perunovich made his first 外見 since Jan. 15. 新人 Steven Santini made his プレーオフ debut.
IRON MEN
St. Louis D Justin Faulk (31 minutes, 10 seconds) and Colton Parayko (30:37) logged extra minutes after the 傷害 to Scandella. No other Blues player passed the 20-minute 示す
CONSISTENT SUCCESS
Minnesota and St. Louis are two of just four teams to have made the プレーオフs nine times in the last 10 seasons. Pittsburgh (10 times) and Washington (9) 一連の会議、交渉／完成する out the 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）
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St. Louis Blues' Pavel Buchnevich (89) 作品 the puck against Minnesota Wild's Mats Zuccarello (36) during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
St. Louis Blues' Vladimir Tarasenko (91) 戦う／戦いs for the puck during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series against the Minnesota Wild, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. L ouis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Minnesota Wild defenseman Alex Goligoski (47) 前進するs the puck during the second period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series against the St. Louis Blues, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek (14) 作品 the puck against St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko (55) during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Minnesota Wild's Frederick Gaudreau (89) 作品 the puck against St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou (25) during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series on Sunday, May 8, 2 022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Minnesota Wild's Jordan Greenway (18) 前進するs the puck during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series against the St. Louis Blues, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
Minnesota Wild's Ryan Hartman (38) 作品 the puck against St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko (55) during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL ホッケー Stanley Cup first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する プレーオフ series on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)
