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Winnipeg Ices Minnesota 4-2 - Recap
Winnipeg skated to a 4-2 victory over Minnesota on Saturday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
Winnipeg won as a -140 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Winnipeg got goals from Vladislav Namestnikov, Morgan Barron, Alex Iafallo, and Kyle Connor in the victory. Namestnikov opened the scoring at 2:33 of the first period.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 27 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Kirill Kaprizov(2) scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Connor Hellebuyck.
Minnesota got a 21-stop effort from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
On the power play, Winnipeg went 0-for-2, while the Wild were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Winnipeg lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 27-25.
Next game, Winnipeg takes its act on the road to face Nashville looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Chicago.