nhl Game Recap
Wild Down Arizona 4-1 - Match Report
Cam Talbot stopped 39 of 40 shots fired at him by Arizona, as the Wild skated to a 4-1 victory Wednesday at Gila River Arena.
Minnesota was favored by -157 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Kirill Kaprizov, Marcus Foligno, Kevin Fiala, and Nico Sturm each scored for the Wild in the victory. Fiala opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot turned in a 39-save effort for the Wild.
Christian Dvorak scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Coyotes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-1, while the Coyotes were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Arizona by a margin of 40-23.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Arizona, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.