nhl Game Recap
Recap - Predators Defeat Minnesota 6-1
The Predators beat Minnesota 6-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Juuse Saros's 33 saves.
Nashville was favored by -114 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Nashville got goals from Ryan McDonagh, Filip Forsberg, Cole Smith, Roman Josi, Yakov Trenin, and Ryan O'Reilly in the victory. Trenin opened the scoring at 10:40 of the first period.
Juuse Saros stopped 33 of 34 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got a goal from Connor Dewar in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 of 31 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Nashville went 1-for-2, while the Wild were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 34-31.
Nashville looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Avalanche. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track at St. Louis.