The St. Louis Blues host the Minnesota Wild for a season opener on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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As teams hit the ice for the beginning of the NHL season, here is who we project to take home the victory in Thursday's action.

Our computer projections model for this contest calls for a final score of Blues 4, Wild 2.

The Blues were 44-30-8 overall and 12-9-21 in overtime matchups last season.
In the 34 games St. Louis played that were decided by one goal, it had an 18-9-7 record (good for 43 points).
In the 15 games last season the Blues scored only one goal, they went 1-11-3 (five points).
St. Louis scored exactly two goals in 19 games last season (6-11-2 record, 14 points).
The Blues scored at least three goals in 53 games (40-9-4, 84 points).
In the 30 games when St. Louis recorded a single power-play goal, it went 14-13-3 to register 31 points.
In games when it outshot its opponent, St. Louis was 22-13-1 (45 points).
The Blues were outshot by their opponent in 46 games, going 21-18-7 to record 49 points.

The Wild had a 45-30-7 record last season, and were 12-9-21 in games that needed overtime.
In the 28 games Minnesota played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 38 points.
Last season the Wild recorded just one goal in 21 games, and went 3-16-2 (eight points).
When Minnesota scored exactly two goals last season, they amassed seven points (2-8-3 record).
The Wild scored at least three goals 49 times, accumulating 88 points (42-3-4).
Minnesota scored a lone power-play goal in 30 games last season and picked up 38 points.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Minnesota was 19-9-3 (41 points).
The Wild were outshot by their opponents in 54 games last season, going 26-22-6 to register 58 points.

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