nhl Game Recap
Boston Skates Past Minnesota 4-3 - Recap
The Wild came up short Saturday against the Bruins, falling 4-3.
Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -107 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Boston got goals from David Pastrnak, Nick Foligno, Taylor Hall, and Hampus Lindholm in the victory. Foligno opened the scoring at 3:12 of the first period.
Linus Ullmark stopped 24 of 27 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Jared Spurgeon, Brandon Duhaime, and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Linus Ullmark.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 39 of 43 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Boston scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Boston outshot Minnesota 43-27 in the game.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Dallas looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Montreal.