nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Skates Past New Jersey 2-1 - Recap
The Wild earned a 2-1 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday behind a 47-save performance from Filip Gustavsson at Prudential Center.
Minnesota was an underdog by +155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Matt Boldy, and Mason Shaw in the victory. Shaw opened the scoring at 6:41 of the third period.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 47 of 48 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Timo Meier scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-1, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 48-29.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Flyers. The Devils will aim to get back on the winning track at Buffalo.