Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a strong night for the second line, Mats Zuccarello added a power-play goal and the Minnesota Wild opened the season by beating former coach Dean Evason and the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Filip Gustavsson had 30 saves for the Wild. They improved to 10-1-1 in season openers on their home ice.
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Filip Gustavsson had 30 saves for the Wild, who improved to 10-1-1 in season openers on their home ice at Xcel Energy Center. Gustavsson gave up a power-play goal by Zach Werenski with 2:54 left.. He was fired by the Wild about 10 1/2months ago after a 5-10-4 start last season. Evason went 147-77-27 over three-plus years with Minnesota.Eriksson Ek gave the Wild the lead back in the second period on a one-timer.
Wild: Gustavsson had a promising start, coming off a rocky season. He’ll likely be in a time share with Marc-Andre Fleury for now.James van Riemsdyk, the 16-year veteran, had a goal in the second period erased by a Wild challenge when a replay review determined he interfered with Gustavsson.The Blue Jackets and the Wild entered the NHL as expansion teams in 2000. Out of 46 combined seasons, they’ve won just five playoff series — four by the Wild. The only time Columbus advanced was in 2019.
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