ST. LOUIS -- Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves, and the Minnesota Wild opened their season with a 5-0 win against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Thursday.

It was his 12th NHL shutout.

“I think we set the tone in training camp,” Gustavsson said. “We really try and focus on having quality in practices and be ready for these first couple games. That’s just the start we wanted to have and that’s why it works so good for us.”

Kirill Kaprizov had three assists for the Wild. The 28-year-old forward signed an eight-year, $136 million contract (average annual value $17 million) on Sept. 30 that will begin with the 2026-27 season.

Ryan Hartman scored twice, Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists and Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist.

“The main stress we had was getting ours

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