nhl Game Recap
Wild Down Tampa Bay 5-4 - Match Report
The Wild earned a 5-4 victory over the Lightning on Thursday at Amalie Arena.
The Wild were a +186 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, Victor Rask, Carson Soucy, and Jason Zucker each scored for the Wild in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Alex Stalock stopped 30 of 34 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Alex Killorn, Erik Cernak, Mikhail Sergachev, and Victor Hedman scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Alex Stalock.
Tampa Bay got a 16-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-2, while the Lightning were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Minnesota 34-21 in the game.
Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Hurricanes. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track vs. San Jose.