nhl Game Recap
Wild Down Vancouver 4-3 - Match Report
Minnesota got a pair of goals from Mats Zuccarello as the Wild skated to a 4-3 victory over Vancouver on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -171 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Mats Zuccarello(2), Kirill Kaprizov, and Sam Steel each scored for the Wild in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 23-save effort for the Wild.
Nils Aman, Dakota Joshua, and Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
Vancouver got a 33-stop effort from Thatcher Demko in the loss.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Vancouver 37-26 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Boston looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face Buffalo.