Ryan Hartman didn't wait long to pick up where he left off in the playoffs, scoring the Wild's season-opening goal with 4:06 left in the first period. Minnesota may not have dominated the possession and were frequently under pressure, but they never looked back in a 5-0 season-opening win over the Blues.

St. Louis came out of the gates as the aggressor, playing a much more physical brand of hockey that frustrated the Wild early. Minnesota came up empty on two first-period power plays and struggled with cheap giveaways as the opening period wore on. Hartman's goal came off some fancy stick handling, continuing the form he showed in the postseason, where he scored two goals and added four assists in the Wild's six playoff games.

A little under two minutes later, Minnesota doubled its lead

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