nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Skates Past Vancouver 6-2 - Recap
The Wild earned a 6-2 victory over the Canucks on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a -240 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Jason Zucker, Matt Dumba, Mikko Koivu, Charlie Coyle, Eric Staal, and Nino Niederreiter each scored for the Wild in the victory. Coyle opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Devan Dubnyk turned in a 25-save effort for the Wild.
Markus Granlund, and Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.
Richard Bachman stopped 23 of 29 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 2 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Vancouver 29-27 in the game.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Canucks will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Montreal.