nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Ices Vegas 5-3 - Recap
Joel Eriksson Ek was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Monday as the Wild skated off with a 5-3 victory over the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.
The Wild were a +137 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Joel Eriksson Ek(2), Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy, and Mats Zuccarello each scored for the Wild in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 of 30 Vegas shots in the victory.
Vegas got goals from Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault, and Michael Amadio in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Adin Hill stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 30-29.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Vegas, they head home to face Carolina.