nhl Game Recap
Predators Down Minnesota 3-2 - Match Report
The Predators earned a 3-2 victory over the Wild on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Nashville won as a -102 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, and Alexandre Carrier each scored for the Predators in the victory. Carrier opened the scoring for Nashville.
Juuse Saros turned in a 22-save effort for the Predators.
Minnesota got goals from Matt Boldy, and Joel Eriksson Ek in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Nashville went 0-for-2, while the Wild were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 28-24.
Nashville heads into a battle against the Oilers. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.