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Wild Fall 5-2 Against Winnipeg - Game Recap

Patrik Laine scored a pair of goals against the Wild as Winnipeg handed Minnesota a 5-2 defeat on Thursday at MTS Centre.

Winnipeg was favored by -111 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Patrik Laine(2), Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler, and Jack Roslovic each scored for the Jets in the victory. Wheeler opened the scoring for Winnipeg.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 38 of 40 Minnesota shots in the victory.

Minnesota got goals from Ryan Hartman, and Brad Hunt in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Winnipeg went 0-for-2, while the Wild were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Winnipeg lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 40-32.

Next game, Winnipeg takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Pittsburgh.