nhl Game Recap
Red Wings vs Wild Final: 5-2 - Recap
Minnesota gave up 3 goals to Tyler Bertuzzi in their 5-2 loss to the Red Wings in NHL action on Saturday.
Bettors who backed the Red Wings were rewarded as +212 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Detroit got goals from Tyler Bertuzzi(3), and Thomas Vanek(2) in the victory. Bertuzzi opened the scoring at 0:24 of the first period.
Jimmy Howard turned in a 17-save effort for the Red Wings.
Nino Niederreiter, and Luke Kunin scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Jimmy Howard.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 32 of 37 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Detroit went 0-for-4, while the Wild were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Minnesota 37-19 in the game.
Next game, Detroit takes its act home to face Anaheim looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Philadelphia.