Elite scorers in spotlight as Blues visit Wild

The star players for the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild will take center stage Monday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series in St. Paul, Minn.

Minnesota features forward Kirill Kaprizov, who finished fifth in the NHL in both goals (47) and points (108) in just his second season in the league.

St. Louis counters with forward Vladimir Tarasenko, who finished outside the top 20 in the NHL in go