nhl Game Recap
Wild Down Anaheim 5-4 - Match Report
Minnesota needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Anaheim on Saturday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -280 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Connor Dewar, Calen Addison, Kirill Kaprizov, and Joel Eriksson Ek in the victory. Addison opened the scoring at 4:37 of the first period.
Filip Gustavsson turned in a 29-save effort for the Wild.
Trevor Zegras, Ryan Strome, Troy Terry, and Cam Fowler scored for the Ducks, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Anaheim got a 44-stop effort from John Gibson in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-2, while the Ducks were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Anaheim 48-33 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Dallas looking for another win. For Anaheim, they head on the road to face Winnipeg.