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Ryan Hartman scored a power-play goal in the
first period and Jakub Lauko scored a short-handed goal in the
second for the Wild. Marco Rossi added a third-period goal.
Kirill Kaprizov had two assists.
Mathieu Joseph, acquired in an offseason trade with Ottawa,
scored his first goal as a Blue midway through the third period.
Jordan Binnington made 23 saves for St. Louis, who had won their
last four home openers.
Takeaways
Wild: It was the first time since a 5-0 win over the New York
Islanders on Jan. 15, 2024, that Minnesota had both a power-play
goal and a short-handed goal in the same game.
Blues: Have faced a multi-goal deficit in all four games this
season.
Key moment
With the Blues on a power play, Lauko got behind the Blues
defense to give the Wild a 2-0 lead at 7:52 of the second
period. It was the second short-handed goal allowed by St. Louis
this season.
Moments later, Jordan Kyrou appeared to score on the same Blues
power play, but the goal was waved off as the official had blown
the play dead believing that Gustavsson had covered the puck.
Ryan Suter also came close to scoring for the Blues, but the
replay showed the puck crossed the line after the second-period
buzzer.
Key stat
Kaprizov recorded assists on the Hartman and Rossi goals. He now
has 15 points (6 goals, 9 assists) in 18 career games against
the Blues.
Up Next
The Wild continue their season-long seven game road trip at
Columbus on Saturday while the Blues host the New York Islanders
on Thursday night.
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