nhl Game Recap
Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Minnesota Wins 5-3
The Wild earned a 5-3 victory over the Kings on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -163 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Kevin Fiala, Kirill Kaprizov, Nick Bjugstad, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Marcus Johansson each scored for the Wild in the victory. Johansson opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 32 of 35 Los Angeles shots in the victory.
Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, and Alex Iafallo scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Kaapo Kahkonen.
Jonathan Quick stopped 23 of 28 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-4, while the Kings were 2-for-7 with the man advantage.
Los Angeles outshot Minnesota 35-28 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.