nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Seattle 5-2
Kirill Kaprizov was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Saturday as the Wild skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.
Minnesota was an underdog by +126 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Kirill Kaprizov(2), Marcus Johansson, Matt Boldy, and Dakota Mermis in the victory. Johansson opened the scoring at 4:59 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 29-save effort for the Wild.
Jordan Eberle, and Vince Dunn scored for the Kraken, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
Seattle got a 9-stop effort from Joey Daccord in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 2-for-6, while the Kraken were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Seattle outshot Minnesota 31-31 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Seattle, they head home to face Boston.