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Minnesota Skates Past Carolina 4-0 - Recap
Mats Zuccarello scored a pair of goals against the Hurricanes as Minnesota handed Carolina a 4-0 defeat on Saturday at Lenovo Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as +197 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Mats Zuccarello(2), Joel Eriksson Ek, and Matt Boldy in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring at 13:03 of the first period.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 21 Carolina shots in the victory.
Carolina got a 23-stop effort from Pyotr Kochetkov in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 27-21.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Carolina, they head home to face Pittsburgh.