ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matt Foy scored the first two goals of his career and Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 6-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night.

Marc Chouinard moved within one goal of Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson for the NHL lead with his fourth and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored on a penalty shot in the third as the Wild (2-1-1) dealt the Canucks (2-1-1) their first loss of the season.

"They had a lot of jump at the start of the game and they didn't let us have the puck," Vancouver coach Marc Crawford said.

It was the rebirth of what had become a bitter rivalry before the NHL shut down for a season in a labor dispute. An intense seven-game playoff series in 2003 and several brawl-filled games during the regular season instantly made the Canucks the Wild's chief rival.

Even with a year off, the nastiness was still there, and it was no surprise that Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi was right in the middle of it. Bertuzzi, who missed 17 months after being suspended for a cheap shot on Colorado's Steve Moore, tussled with Alex Henry in the second period.

Chouinard scored shortly after the fight when he jammed in a rebound off a shot by Brian Rolston for a 2-0 lead with less than 9 minutes to play in the second.

The teams play again tomorrow.

Other games

Predators 5, at Avalanche 4

Marek Zidlicky scored a power-play goal with 6 ½ minutes to play after Colorado goalie David Aebischer took a cheap penalty, helping Nashville (3-0-0) stay undefeated.

Canadiens 2, at Thrashers 0

Montreal goalie Yann Danis stopped 32 shots in his debut, shutting down Ilya Kovalchuk and a powerful Atlanta (2-2-0) attack.

Montreal (4-1-0) took a 1-0 lead three minutes into the game when Atlanta's Bobby Holik accidentally kicked the puck into the Thrashers' net. Saku Koivu scored in the third period.

At Hurricanes 7, Capitals 2

Eric Staal got his fifth goal of the season and captain Rod Brind'Amour scored his first, helping Carolina (2-2-0) beat Washington (2-3-0).

At Sharks 4, Blue Jackets 1

Wayne Primeau scored two goals and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 26 shots as San Jose (2-2-0) won its home opener against Columbus (1-3-0).

Notes

• Gilbert Brule, the Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round draft pick, will miss six weeks with a broken sternum.

• Bruins captain Joe Thornton left the team's road trip and returned to Boston to treat his back spasms.

• Minnesota forward Marian Gaborik's groin injury could keep him out of the Wild lineup for another 10 days.