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Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Recap - Wild Win 2-1

The Wild beat Carolina 2-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Filip Gustavsson's 20 saves.

Minnesota was an underdog by +109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Minnesota got goals from Sam Steel, and Alex Goligoski in the victory. Steel opened the scoring at 17:23 of the third period.

Filip Gustavsson turned in a 20-save effort for the Wild.

Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Minnesota scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 21-21.

Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Jets. The Hurricanes will aim to get back on the winning track at Winnipeg.