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Recap - Wild Defeat Arizona 2-1

Minnesota skated to a 2-1 victory over Arizona on Saturday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.

The Wild were a -360 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Frederick Gaudreau, and Mats Zuccarello each scored for the Wild in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring for Minnesota.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 of 28 Arizona shots in the victory.

Arizona got a goal from Lawson Crouse in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Connor Ingram stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-2, while the Coyotes were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Arizona by a margin of 28-27.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Washington looking for another win. For Arizona, they head on the road to face Winnipeg.