nhl Game Recap
Florida Falls 5-1 to Wild - Recap
Nino Niederreiter scored twice to lead the Wild over Florida 5-1 on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -162 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Nino Niederreiter(2), Eric Staal, Jonas Brodin, and Zach Parise each scored for the Wild in the victory. Niederreiter opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 of 31 Florida shots in the victory.
Florida got a goal from Denis Malgin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
James Reimer stopped 21 of 26 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Minnesota 31-26 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Flames. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.