nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks Wrap - Vancouver Wins 5-2
Elias Pettersson scored a pair of goals against the Wild as Vancouver handed Minnesota a 5-2 defeat on Monday at Rogers Arena.
Vancouver was an underdog by +153 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Elias Pettersson(2), Markus Granlund, Jake Virtanen, and Ben Hutton each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Granlund opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Jacob Markstrom turned in a 37-save effort for the Canucks.
Minnesota got goals from Ryan Suter, and Jordan Greenway in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 26 of 30 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vancouver went 1-for-4, while the Wild were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Vancouver 39-31 in the game.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Edmonton.