Blues strike early, settle for 1-1 tie with Minnesota

ST. LOUIS -- Dwayne Roloson gave up a goal in the opening minute, then shut out the St. Louis Blues the rest of the way to help the Minnesota Wild earn a 1-1 tie Monday night.

Mark Rycroft scored at the 29-second mark of the first period for the Blues and Andrei Zyuzin tied it midway through the second period. The rest was all goaltenders as Roloson and Chris Osgood of St. Louis made 23 saves apiece.

Doug Weight got an assist for his 800th career point for St. Louis, moving him one point ahead of teammate Keith Tkachuk. Weight has 219 goals and 581 assists, reaching the milestone in 839 games.

Tkachuk has 417 goals and 382 assists in 813 games, but failed to score for the first time in 14 games. He had seven goals and 14 assists in that span.

Blues defenseman Barret Jackman, the Calder Trophy winner last season as the NHL's top rookie, left in the first period after reinjuring his left shoulder. Jackman was playing his second game after missing 17 games because of the injury, and played just over one minute before leaving.

Rycroft shoveled a backhander past Roloson for his fifth goal during a scrum in front of the net.

The Wild didn't get their first shot until 10:30 of the first but shots were even at 17 apiece after two periods. Zyuzin got loose in the slot to beat Osgood for his fourth goal to tie it at 13:25 of the second.