Wild 3, Blues 1: Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Brodziak scored 17 seconds apart in the third period and Devan Dubnyk made 41 saves as Minnesota skated to its seventh straight road victory.

Thomas Vanek recorded his 600th career point with a goal for the Wild, who posted their first win in regulation at St. Louis since Oct. 20, 2007. Making his 27th consecutive start for Minnesota, Dubnyk highlighted his impressive performance with 20 saves in the second period to improve to 1-7-0 in his career versus the Blues.

Captain David Backes scored for St. Louis, which saw its three-game winning streak come to a halt and dropped two points behind first-place Nashville in the Central Division. Brian Elliott turned aside 16 shots to drop to 6-1-0 in his career versus the Wild.

Defenseman Jared Spurgeon's blast from the upper edge of the right circle was deflected by captain Mikko Koivu, allowing Niederreiter to poke home the loose puck from the right doorstep to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead with 6:33 remaining in the third period. St. Louis didn't help itself moments later as Vladimir Tarasenko collided with teammate Zbynek Michalek, allowing Brodziak an uncontested shot from in front to double the advantage.

After a scoreless first period, Backes drew first blood at 4:57 of the second by deflecting Alex Steen's shot from the point past Dubnyk. Minnesota appeared to forge a tie shortly thereafter as Spurgeon's shot caromed off the skate of Zach Parise and into the net, but officials overturned the goal before Vanek deposited Justin Fontaine's centering feed past Elliott at 5:43.

GAME NOTEBOOK: St. Louis nearly opened the scoring 1:41 into the contest as C Patrik Berglund's deflection of D Jay Bouwmeester's shot beat Dubnyk. Two separate reviews ensued before officials disallowed the tally, noting that the puck went in through the side of the net. ... Vanek has collected four goals and one assist on his four-game point streak. ... Making his debut for his new team, Michalek logged 17:14 of ice time in his first game since sustaining a concussion on Feb. 14.