nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Down Minnesota 5-4 - Match Report
Sebastian Aho scored twice to lead the Hurricanes over Minnesota 5-4 on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.
Carolina was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Sebastian Aho(2), Brett Pesce, Jordan Staal, and Justin Williams each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Staal opened the scoring for Carolina.
Curtis McElhinney stopped 19 of 23 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Charlie Coyle, Jared Spurgeon, Mikael Granlund, and Jason Zucker in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Minnesota got a 52-stop effort from Devan Dubnyk in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-9, while the Wild were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Carolina outshot Minnesota 57-23 in the game.
Next game, Carolina takes its act on the road to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Nashville.