Ryan Hartman returned to the Wild on Saturday with a new haircut and a new line, but the spirited forward was the same as ever after a 40-minute practice at TRIA Rink.

Asked about the televised — but, alas, not subtitled — conversation he had with Detroit’s Mortiz Seider while the two were in the penalty box during a 4-1 loss last Sunday in Detroit, Hartman said, “He asked me to fight, so I said, ‘Let’s fight when we get out of the box,’ and he said no.

“So, I called his bluff, I think.”

Seider had come to the defense of Alex DeBrincat after Hartman took the Red Wings forward’s feet out front under him. The NHL suspended Hartman two games for the slew foot on Monday, the same day Wild general manager Bill Guerin fired Dean Evason as head coach.

“That wasn’t intentional,” Hartman said.

Regardless, he has been an observer for the Wild’s first two games under new coach John Hynes, convincing victories against St. Louis and Nashville. When Hartman hits the ice for Sunday’s 1 p.m. puck drop against the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center, he’ll do so as a wing on a line with Connor Dewar and Brandon Duhaime.

“It’s good to have him back, and we’ll try to get everyone in here pretty quick,” Hynes said. “I want the group to be part of it, and not have anyone sitting for long periods of time — especially when we’re trying to get up and running as a team.”

Freddy Gaudreau, who scored his first goal of the season against the Blues while centering Marcus Foligno and Pat Maroon will remain in the third line. Hartman will play with Dewar and Duhaime, for the first time, after their fourth line accounted for six points in Thursday’s 6-1 victory at Nashville.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Hartman said. “They’re really good together. They play the right way. They play hard. … I’m just excited to add to what our guys have done the last two games and elevate our game to another level.”

Hartman has seven goals and four assists in 18 games this season. He signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension during training camp. He was asked Saturday what he has seen from the team in two games under Hynes, during which they outscored their opponents, 9-2.

The short answer: speed.

“And if that’s from being more organized in our own zone, having more routes, being on the same page a little bit more, we’re able to play a little faster,” he said. “At the same time, we’re getting pucks into their zone, we’re making plays. It just seems a little more put together right now.”

Goalie plan

Hynes has played the same lineup in his two games in St. Paul, but that will change Sunday when Hartman subs in for Vinni Lettieri. There might be more changes, as well, including in goal.

Filip Gustavsson was the goal for both games, stopping 96.1 percent of the shots sent his way, but Hynes said he wants both of his goaltenders to play this season. After Sunday, the Wild leave for a four-game, six day road trip that starts in Calgary and ends in Seattle and includes back-to-backs against Vancouver and Edmonton.

Asked if that meant Marc-Andre Fleury might start against the Blackhawks, Hynes said, “There’s a chance tomorrow, for sure.”

“I do think it’s situational sometimes, but in this league now, I do think you need two goalies who can play, with those three (games) in fours, back-to-backs,” Hynes said. “We’re really lucky here with the two guys we have. You can’t just run one guy all the way through.

“The other part is, as you get them going, there’s a little bit of competition in there, too. That does help when both guys know the other guy can play and get it done.”

Fleury, who turned 39 this week, is four victories away from catching Patrick Roy for third place in victories by a goalie (551) in NHL history.

Briefly

Hynes also mentioned defenseman Jon Merrill, a healthy scratch the past several games, as a player who needs to get back into a game. That decision might be made for Hynes because veteran Zach Bogosian left Saturday’s practice early and didn’t return. “I don’t why he didn’t come back yet,” the coach said after practice, “but I think something’s going on.”