nhl Game Recap
Nashville Falls 4-3 to Wild - Recap
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice to lead the Wild over Nashville 4-3 on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a -176 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Kirill Kaprizov(2), Ryan Hartman, and Brandon Duhaime each scored for the Wild in the victory. Duhaime opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 of 26 Nashville shots in the victory.
Nashville got goals from Nino Niederreiter, Tommy Novak, and Roman Josi in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Juuse Saros stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Predators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-5, while the Predators were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 35-26.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Kings. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vancouver.