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Minnesota Wild wins game 5 vs. St. Louis Blues

Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter takes down St. Louis Blues David Backes in the third period of Game Five of the Stanley Cup Western Conference Quarterfinals at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on April 24, 2015. Minnesota won the game 4-1. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
1 of 4 | Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter takes down St. Louis Blues David Backes in the third period of Game Five of the Stanley Cup Western Conference Quarterfinals at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on April 24, 2015. Minnesota won the game 4-1. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo

Devan Dubnyk came up with a 36-save performance and four different players scored, as Minnesota moved a step closer to advancing after recording a 4-1 decision over St. Louis in Game 5 of this Western Conference quarterfinal.

Marco Scandella, Nino Niederreiter, Mikko Koivu and Charlie Coyle supplied offense for the Wild, who shook off a 6-1 home shellacking on Wednesday night and can close out their rivals back home in Game 6 on Sunday afternoon.

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Vladimir Tarasenko posted the lone score for the Blues, who are in danger of being eliminated in the first round for the third consecutive season. Jake Allen stopped just 15 shots in the setback.

[SportsNetwork.com]

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