nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Edmonton 5-3
The Wild beat Edmonton 5-3 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Marc-Andre Fleury's 18 saves.
Minnesota was favored by -162 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Frederick Gaudreau, Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, and Sam Steel each scored for the Wild in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 18 of 21 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Edmonton got goals from Klim Kostin, Leon Draisaitl, and Connor McDavid in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Edmonton got a 25-stop effort from Jack Campbell in the loss.
Minnesota scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Edmonton 30-21 in the game.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Ducks. The Oilers will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Montreal.