nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Edmonton Oilers Wrap - Minnesota Wins 4-3
The Oilers came up short Tuesday against the Wild, falling 4-3.
Minnesota was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Jared Spurgeon, Mikael Granlund, Eric Staal, and Zach Parise in the victory. Parise opened the scoring at 14:08 of the first period.
Alex Stalock turned in a 34-save effort for the Wild.
Leon Draisaitl, Alex Chiasson, and Connor McDavid scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Alex Stalock.
Cam Talbot stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 3 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Edmonton by a margin of 37-28.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head home to face Chicago.