Recap
Wild open season with 3-1 win over Predators in Nashville
The Minnesota Wild opened their season with a 3-1 road win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. Minnesota never trailed, striking twice in the first period. Nick Foligno scored his first of the season at 9:35, and Blake Coleman made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 13:48. Roman Josi got Nashville on the board at 9:23 of the second, but Kirill Kaprizov answered at 4:42 of the third to seal it. Coleman's first-period goal held up as the winner.
Coleman took first-star honors with Foligno the second star and Josi the third. The Wild outshot the Predators 30-20 and went 1 for 4 on the power play while killing all four Nashville chances. Jesper Wallstedt earned the win with 19 saves on 20 shots, a .950 save percentage. Juuse Saros took the loss despite 27 saves on 30 shots. Minnesota starts the year 1-0-0; Nashville falls to 0-1-0.
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