nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Skates Past Vegas 6-5 - Recap
Nick Bonino was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Monday as the Wild skated off with a 6-5 victory over the Golden Knights at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was an underdog by +109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Nick Bonino(2), Kevin Fiala, Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin, and Joel Eriksson Ek in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring at 3:36 of the first period.
Cam Talbot turned in a 27-save effort for the Wild.
Vegas got goals from Mark Stone, Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez, Alex Tuch, and Jonathan Marchessault in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vegas got a 26-stop effort from Robin Lehner in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-2, while the Golden Knights were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Vegas 32-32 in the game.