nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Ices Colorado 6-2 - Recap
Minnesota got a pair of goals from Nico Sturm as the Wild skated to a 6-2 victory over Colorado on Wednesday at Ball Arena.
Minnesota was an underdog by +156 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Nico Sturm(2), Zach Parise, Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman, and Marcus Foligno each scored for the Wild in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Kaapo Kahkonen turned in a 30-save effort for the Wild.
Nazem Kadri, and J.T. Compher scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Kaapo Kahkonen.
Colorado got a 19-stop effort from Philipp Grubauer in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-2, while the Avalanche were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 32-25.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Colorado, they head on the road to face Arizona.