nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Anaheim 3-2
Minnesota earned a 3-2 victory over Anaheim behind a 2-goal performance from Jared Spurgeon on Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -245 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Jared Spurgeon(2), and Nico Sturm each scored for the Wild in the victory. Spurgeon opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 30 Anaheim shots in the victory.
Anaheim got goals from Derek Grant, and Max Comtois in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ryan Miller stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Ducks were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Anaheim by a margin of 30-26.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Blues. Anaheim, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.