nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Washington 4-2
Jared Spurgeon was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Tuesday as the Wild skated off with a 4-2 victory over the Capitals at Capital One Arena.
Minnesota was favored by -131 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Jared Spurgeon(2), Joel Eriksson Ek, and Jonas Brodin in the victory. Spurgeon opened the scoring at 0:50 of the second period.
Filip Gustavsson turned in a 34-save effort for the Wild.
Dylan Strome, and Martin Fehervary scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Washington got a 18-stop effort from Charlie Lindgren in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 36-22.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Carolina looking for another win. For Washington, they head on the road to face Arizona.