Wild top Blues, end skid in John Hynes' debut

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Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau each scored a first-period goal and Minnesota snapped a seven-game losing streak in John Hynes' Wild coaching debut with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday in Saint Paul, Minn.

A day after Dean Evason was relieved of his coaching duties, the Wild won for just the sixth time in 20 games this season.

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