ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The hottest team in the NHL keeps on winning - and the team that's slumping as much as anyone continues to sag.
Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and the St. Louis Blues posted their third straight shutout, beating the Wild 4-0 on Sunday for their 10th straight win.
The Wild are on the other end of the spectrum, with a record of 1-5-3 in their last nine games. And they heard about it from their fans, who rained down boos from their seats at the Xcel Energy Center.
"There's a lot of stuff that's we're just not doing well enough," said Wild forward Zach Parise. "I just don't feel like we're really competing that hard."
Despite its current four-game losing streak, Minnesota remains in playoff position with the eighth-most points in the Western Conference.
Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists and Ryan O'Reilly, Vince Dunn and Brayden Schenn also scored to help St. Louis match the best winning streak in franchise history, completed in January 2002. The run also ties the Blues for the longest streak in the NHL this season. The Blues have won eight straight on the road, their best such run since taking 10 straight in 2000.
Alex Stalock stopped 26 shots for Minnesota in his first action since Feb. 2.
St. Louis' power play was 3 for 30 in its previous 13 games heading into Sunday but converted twice in the first period. The Blues finished 2 for 6 with the man advantage.
"Obviously, it's a special teams game," Wild center Eric Staal said. "They get two power-play goals early. It's tough to come back on a team like that."
Minnesota was 0 for 5 on the power play.
NOTES: Wild C Matt Hendricks (upper body) and C Victor Rask (lower body) both missed their second straight games with injuries. ... St. Louis has a plus-26 goal differential during its 10-game win streak. ... Tarasenko scored his 204th career goal, which ties him with Pavol Demitra for seventh in Blues history.
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The Wild host Anaheim on Tuesday night.