nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Minnesota Wins 5-3
Minnesota earned a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Kirill Kaprizov on Friday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a -110 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Kirill Kaprizov(2), Matt Boldy, Brock Faber, and Joel Eriksson Ek each scored for the Wild in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 of 30 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nick Paul, Jake Guentzel, and Brayden Point in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 17-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Tampa Bay by a margin of 30-22.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Maple Leafs. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track at Winnipeg.