nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Skates Past Arizona 5-2 - Recap
Mats Zuccarello was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Wednesday as the Wild skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Coyotes at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -198 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Mats Zuccarello(2), Nick Bonino, Zach Parise, and Jared Spurgeon each scored for the Wild in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 30 Arizona shots in the victory.
Phil Kessel, and Jakob Chychrun scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Arizona got a 17-stop effort from Antti Raanta in the loss.
Minnesota scored 3 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Arizona went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Arizona outshot Minnesota 30-22 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Sharks. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.