nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Devils vs Minnesota Wild Recap - Devils Win 5-4
New Jersey skated to a 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Friday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
The Devils were a +231 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Will Butcher, Marcus Johansson, Ben Lovejoy, Kyle Palmieri, and Nico Hischier each scored for the Devils in the victory. Johansson opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Cory Schneider turned in a 15-save effort for the Devils.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Mikael Granlund, Brad Hunt, and Nick Seeler scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Cory Schneider.
Minnesota got a 23-stop effort from Devan Dubnyk in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-4, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 32-28.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Sabres. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.