nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators Wrap - Nashville Wins 5-4
Nashville earned a 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at Bridgestone Arena.
The Predators were a -177 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Nashville got goals from Brian Boyle, Viktor Arvidsson, Roman Josi, and Craig Smith in the victory. Smith opened the scoring at 1:48 of the first period.
Pekka Rinne turned in a 29-save effort for the Predators.
Minnesota got goals from Kevin Fiala(2), Pontus Aberg, and Eric Fehr in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Nashville scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Nashville 33-25 in the game.
Nashville heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.