nhl Game Recap
Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Florida Wins 6-1
Florida got a pair of goals from Matthew Tkachuk as the Panthers skated to a 6-1 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Panthers were a -150 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Florida got goals from Matthew Tkachuk(2), Aaron Ekblad, Mackie Samoskevich, Niko Mikkola, and Eetu Luostarinen in the victory. Ekblad opened the scoring at 3:48 of the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 26-save effort for the Panthers.
Marco Rossi scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Minnesota got a 27-stop effort from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
Florida scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Minnesota 33-27 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Utah.