The Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues in the NHL match.

The Minnesota Wild Hockey Club scored a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match on the night of October 9-10.

The meeting was held in St. Louis. Ryan Hartman scored doubles for the winners (16th and 38th minutes), Matt Baldy (18th), Joel Eriksson Ek (33rd) and Marco Rossi (48th) scored goals each.

Russian Wild striker Kirill Kaprizov scored three goals, and his compatriot Vladimir Tarasenko scored one shot on goal.

As part of St. Louis, Pavel Buchnevich shot three times and used three power shots, while Alexey Toropchenko made one shot on target and also blocked one. It was the first game of the 2025/26 season for both teams.

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