nhl Game Recap
Wild Down Los Angeles 6-3 - Match Report
The Kings came up short Sunday against the Wild, falling 6-3.
Minnesota was favored by -180 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, Nick Bjugstad, Jared Spurgeon, and Marcus Foligno in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring at 16:04 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 31-save effort for the Wild.
Los Angeles got goals from Rasmus Kupari, Adrian Kempe, and Carl Grundstrom in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Cal Petersen stopped 27 of 33 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Kings were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Los Angeles by a margin of 34-33.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Oilers. The Kings will aim to get back on the winning track at Chicago.