nhl Game Recap
Colorado Falls 5-2 to Wild - Recap
Eric Staal scored twice to lead the Wild over Colorado 5-2 on Wednesday at Pepsi Center.
The Wild were a +102 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Eric Staal(2), Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon, and Charlie Coyle in the victory. Staal opened the scoring at 6:50 of the first period.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 20 of 22 Colorado shots in the victory.
Tyson Barrie, and Carl Soderberg scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.
Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 28 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Colorado 28-22 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Dallas looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Vancouver.