nhl Game Recap
Detroit Red Wings vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Minnesota Wins 6-3
Marcus Johansson was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Wednesday as the Wild skated off with a 6-3 victory over the Red Wings at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -145 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Marcus Johansson(2), Marcus Foligno, Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman, and Matt Boldy each scored for the Wild in the victory. Boldy opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 of 28 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Alex DeBrincat, Daniel Sprong, and Patrick Kane in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 25-stop effort from James Reimer in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-2, while the Red Wings were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 31-28.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Nashville.