The Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues in their NHL regular-season matchup

The Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 in their NHL regular-season matchup.

Minnesota's goals came from Ryan Hartman (4th minute), Jakub Lauko (28th minute), Marco Rossi (41st minute), and Filip Gustavsson (60th minute). St. Louis' lone goal was scored by Matthew Joseph (51st minute).

Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov contributed two assists, while fellow Russian Marat Khusnutdinov also registered one assist.

With this win, Minnesota sits in fifth place in the Western Conference with six points, while St. Louis is in eighth place with four points.

Minnesota's next game is against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 20, while St. Louis will face the New York Islanders on October 18.