nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 7-1 to Wild - Recap
Minnesota got a pair of goals from Matt Dumba as the Wild skated to a 7-1 victory over Montreal on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a -167 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Matt Dumba(2), Nino Niederreiter, Charlie Coyle, Eric Staal, Zach Parise, and Jared Spurgeon in the victory. Niederreiter opened the scoring at 14:01 of the first period.
Devan Dubnyk turned in a 29-save effort for the Wild.
Montreal got a goal from Jeff Petry in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 17-stop effort from Antti Niemi in the loss.
Minnesota scored 4 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 33-30.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Panthers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.