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Detroit Falls 4-1 to Wild - Recap

Frederick Gaudreau scored a pair of goals against the Red Wings as Minnesota handed Detroit a 4-1 defeat on Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota was favored by -260 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Frederick Gaudreau(2), Mats Zuccarello, and Matt Dumba each scored for the Wild in the victory. Gaudreau opened the scoring for Minnesota.

Filip Gustavsson turned in a 16-save effort for the Wild.

Detroit got a goal from Elmer Soderblom in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Detroit got a 18-stop effort from Magnus Hellberg in the loss.

On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-4, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot Detroit 22-17 in the game.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Ottawa.