nhl Game Recap
Rangers Fall 5-2 Against Minnesota - Game Recap
Ryan Donato was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Saturday as the Wild skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Rangers at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -215 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Ryan Donato(2), Jared Spurgeon, Eric Staal, and J.T. Brown each scored for the Wild in the victory. Donato opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Devan Dubnyk turned in a 26-save effort for the Wild.
Mika Zibanejad, and Pavel Buchnevich scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 41 of 45 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Rangers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot New York 46-28 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Detroit.