nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Montreal 4-3
The Canadiens came up short Sunday against the Wild, falling 4-3.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -124 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Brad Hunt, Zach Parise, Marcus Foligno, and Jason Zucker each scored for the Wild in the victory. Zucker opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 of 33 Montreal shots in the victory.
Phillip Danault(2), and Tomas Tatar scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Devan Dubnyk.
Keith Kinkaid stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 33-33.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Oilers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.