Perron’s hat trick helps Blues beat Wild 4-0, seize home ice


              St. Louis Blues David Perron (57)  gets the puck past Minnesota Wild goalie Marc Andre Fleury (29) for a goal in the second period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)
            
              St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild players crowd around the net near St. Louis goalie Ville Husso (35) in the third period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)
            
              St. Louis Blues' David Perron, right, and St. Louis Blues goalie Ville Husso, celebrate after the Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. Perron scored three goals. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
            
              St. Louis Blues' Niko Mikkola (77) is squeezed along the boards between Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and Jordan Greenway (18) in the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
            
              St. Louis Blues' Ryan O'Reilly (90) scores against Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) in the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
            
              St. Louis Blues' Brandon Saad (20) congratulates David Perron after Perron's goal against Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury as Wild's Matt Dumba (24) skates by in the first period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
            
              St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57), Brandon Saad (20) and Ryan O'Reilly (90) celebrate Perron's goal against Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury(29) in the second period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
            
              St. Louis Blues' David Perron (57) celebrates his goal against Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) in the second period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Monday, May 2, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. Perron also scored a goal in the first period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Perron’s hat trick helps Blues beat Wild 4-0, seize home ice