"One-hundred percent. I've always been able to contribute," Hartman said. "I'm not too worried about if I show up on the scoresheet. I just try to do the things at the end of day for us to be up at the end of the game. If that's making plays, if that's laying the groundwork for another line to go out there and get a goal, that's kind of how my role is played."
Hartman laid the ground work for his own offense with his fight just a few minutes prior to the goal, one that had the Xcel Energy Center crowd buzzing.
Moments after Felhaber hit Wild forward Gabriel Dumont well after the whistle for an apparent high stick on a teammate, Hartman went after Felhaber and connected on several quick lefts.
After three or four direct hits, Hartman simply threw Felhaber to the ice and calmly skated to the penalty box, much to the delight of the home crowd.
Not a bad first impression.
Along with Dumont and forward Marcus Foligno, Boudreau said that line was perhaps Minnesota's most consistent of the night.