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New Jersey Ices Minnesota 5-3 - Recap
New Jersey skated to a 5-3 victory over Minnesota on Thursday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Devils were rewarded as -111 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Michael McLeod, Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt, Alexander Holtz, and Timo Meier each scored for the Devils in the victory. Holtz opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 25 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Jake Middleton, Marco Rossi, and Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 33 of 38 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New Jersey went 3-for-5, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 38-25.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Blues. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.