Ryan Hartman scored a pair of goals, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-0 win over the host St. Louis Blues in the season opener for both teams Thursday night.

Matt Boldy added a goal and two assists for Minnesota. Marco Rossi finished with a goal and an assist, Joel Eriksson Ek scored a goal, and Kirill Kaprizov notched three assists.

Tyler Tucker tallied four shots on goal to lead St. Louis. Fellow defenseman Justin Faulk recorded a team-high three blocked shots.

Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped all 27 shots he faced. It was the 12th career shutout for the 27-year-old who registered a career-high five shutouts last season.

Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed five goals on 21 shots.

Hartman opened the scoring for Minnesota with 4:06 remaining in the first perio

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