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Blues head to Minnesota looking for better luck on the road

St. Louis Blues center David Backes sweeps in behind goaltender Jake Allen to prevent the puck from crossing the goal line in third period action during a first-round playoff game between the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com

ST. PAUL, Minn. • The Colorado Avalanche were winless in three postseason games against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center last season.

Why does that mean anything to the Blues?

Well, there’s only one member of their team who has recent playoff experience in the rink that will host Game 3 of their Western Conference series against Minnesota at 7 p.