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Wild vs Kings Final: 3-1 - Recap

The Wild beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Cam Talbot's 27 saves.

Minnesota won as a -180 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Minnesota got goals from Nick Bjugstad, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Kirill Kaprizov in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring at 12:33 of the first period.

Cam Talbot turned in a 27-save effort for the Wild.

Jeff Carter scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.

Los Angeles got a 27-stop effort from Jonathan Quick in the loss.

On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-3, while the Kings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 30-28.