nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets Wrap - Minnesota Wins 3-1
Minnesota skated to a 3-1 victory over Columbus on Saturday in NHL action at Nationwide Arena.
Minnesota was favored by -176 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Mats Zuccarello, Marco Rossi, and Kirill Kaprizov each scored for the Wild in the victory. Rossi opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 of 24 Columbus shots in the victory.
Yegor Chinakhov scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Daniil Tarasov stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 35-24.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Panthers. The Blue Jackets will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Toronto.