nhl Game Recap
Wild vs Red Wings Final: 6-5 - Recap
It came down to a shootout and Cam Talbot foiled the opposition in a 6-5 victory for Minnesota over Detroit Thursday.
Minnesota was favored by -171 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Matt Boldy(2), Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov, and Joel Eriksson Ek each scored for the Wild in the victory. Boldy opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot stopped 29 of 34 Detroit shots in the victory.
Jakub Vrana(2), Lucas Raymond(2), and Jordan Oesterle scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 35 of 40 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 40-34.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Columbus looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Calgary.