nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Ices Tampa Bay 5-4 - Recap
The Lightning came up short Saturday against the Wild, falling 5-4.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as +124 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Mikael Granlund, Jason Zucker, Marcus Foligno, Zach Parise, and Charlie Coyle each scored for the Wild in the victory. Coyle opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Alex Stalock turned in a 27-save effort for the Wild.
Anton Stralman, Ryan Callahan, Yanni Gourde, and J.T. Miller scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Alex Stalock.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Tampa Bay 34-31 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Kings. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.