nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Edmonton 4-1
Minnesota got a 38-save performance from Cam Talbot as the Wild handed Edmonton a 4-1 loss on Tuesday at Rogers Place.
The Wild were a +104 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Minnesota got goals from Victor Rask, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, and Dmitry Kulikov in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring at 1:11 of the first period.
Cam Talbot stopped 38 of 39 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Mikko Koskinen stopped 22 of 26 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Minnesota 39-26 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face San Jose looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head home to face Boston.