nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers Wrap - Minnesota Wins 5-3
The Wild got a 3-goal performance from Jared Spurgeon as Minnesota handed Edmonton a 5-3 defeat on Friday at Rogers Place.
The Wild were a +102 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Jared Spurgeon(3), Kevin Fiala, and Carson Soucy in the victory. Fiala opened the scoring at 8:25 of the first period.
Alex Stalock stopped 23 of 26 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Edmonton got goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins(2), and Leon Draisaitl in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Edmonton got a 34-stop effort from Mikko Koskinen in the loss.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Edmonton 39-26 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Blues. Edmonton, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.