nhl Game Recap
Wild vs Devils Final: 3-2 - Recap
Minnesota earned a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on Saturday, but needed a shootout to do it at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -116 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Joel Eriksson Ek, and Ryan Hartman each scored for the Wild in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 of 29 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Tomas Tatar(2) scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
New Jersey got a 22-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Devils were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Minnesota 29-24 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Panthers. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.