Tarasenko's hat trick propels Blues past Wild in Game 5
by Brandon Maron from on (#5Z3F1)
The St. Louis Blues defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 5 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 series lead.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals in 68 seconds in the third period to help secure the victory. He later added an empty-netter to complete the natural hat trick.
The Wild got off to an early lead thanks to two goals in the first period from Kirill Kaprizov. Ryan O'Reilly and Brandon Saad scored the Blues' other two goals in the contest.
Jordan Binnington turned away 29 of the 31 shots he faced, while Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on 31 shots.
The Blues will have a chance to eliminate the Wild in Game 6 at home on Thursday night.
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