nhl Game Recap
Wild Down Montreal 4-1 - Match Report
Minnesota earned a 4-1 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Kirill Kaprizov on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota won as a -238 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Kirill Kaprizov(2), Mason Shaw, and Matt Boldy each scored for the Wild in the victory. Shaw opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 of 35 Montreal shots in the victory.
Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
Jake Allen stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Canadiens were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 35-31.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Kraken. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.