Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Hartman scores twice, Gustavsson makes 27 saves in Wild's 5-0 win over Blues in opener
Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco Rossi also scored, and Kirill Kaprizov had three assists in his first game since signing an eight-year, $136 million contract. Gustavsson played days after agreeing to a five-year, $34 million contract extension.
Hartman and Boldy — who also had two assists — scored late in the first period. Hartman connected from the edge of the slot with 4:06 left and Boldy had a tip past Jordan Binnington with 2:30 to go.
Eriksson Ek scored on a power-play rebound with 7:33 left in the second period for his 300th career point. Hartman added his second goal with 2:24 left in the period, beating Binnington from close range.
Rossi scored off a rebound at 7:26 of the third.
Blues: At Calgary on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 15:54 | Ryan Hartman Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:30 | Matt Boldy Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (1), Marco Rossi (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:27 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (2), Matt Boldy (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:36 | Ryan Hartman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:27 | Marco Rossi Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (3), Matt Boldy (2) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 19 | Hits | 40 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 21 | Shots | 26 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 53.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.3 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Thomas, C | Out | Oct 28 |
| Jake Neighbours, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Milan Lucic, LW | Out | Oct 25 |
| Zach Dean, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nico Sturm, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
| Cameron Butler, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
| Michael Milne, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
