In the latest 2022 Playoff Preview show, host Matthew Zator welcomes in Mariah Holland and Stephen Ground to set up the upcoming series between the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues. They go through key matchups, Kirill Kaprizov vs. Vladimir Tarasenko, players who could be x-factors, the goaltending battle between Marc-Andre Fleury/Cam Talbot and Ville Husso/Jordan Binnington and make predictions for how the series will end up.

Time Stamps

2:30 Kirill Kaprizov's Potential Impact on this Series

2:32 Panthers' High-Powered Offense

3:56 Vladimir Tarasenko's Potential Impact on this Series

5:26 Wild & Blues' Abundance of Depth

9:45 Wild's Defense

10:45 Blues' Defense

13:07 Who will start between Fleury and Talbot?

14:55 Who will start between Husso and Binnington?

17:22 X-Factors for the Wild & Blues

20:37 Minnesota Wild will win the series if.../St. Louis Blues will win the series if...

21:45 Final Predictions

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