nhl Game Recap
Wild vs Avalanche Final: 3-2 - Recap
The Avalanche came up short Saturday against the Wild, falling 3-2.
Minnesota won as a -161 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Minnesota got goals from Eric Staal, Jonas Brodin, and Mikael Granlund in the victory. Granlund opened the scoring at 7:15 of the second period.
Devan Dubnyk turned in a 30-save effort for the Wild.
Gabriel Landeskog, and Mark Barberio scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.
Colorado got a 25-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Minnesota 32-28 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Canucks. Colorado, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.