nhl Game Recap
Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Minnesota Wins 8-3
The Wild got a 3-goal performance from Kevin Fiala as Minnesota handed Colorado a 8-3 defeat on Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a +160 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Kevin Fiala(3), Kirill Kaprizov(2), Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Hartman, and Luke Johnson each scored for the Wild in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot stopped 29 of 32 Colorado shots in the victory.
Andre Burakovsky, Mikko Rantanen, and Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Colorado got a 11-stop effort from Philipp Grubauer in the loss.
Minnesota scored 4 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 2-for-7 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Minnesota 32-19 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Colorado, they head on the road to face Anaheim.