nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat St. Louis 4-3
Minnesota skated to a 4-3 victory over St. Louis on Saturday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -144 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Nico Sturm, Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello, and Kevin Fiala in the victory. Zuccarello opened the scoring at 6:53 of the second period.
Kaapo Kahkonen turned in a 28-save effort for the Wild.
Sammy Blais, Jordan Kyrou, and David Perron scored for the Blues, finding the net behind Kaapo Kahkonen.
St. Louis got a 34-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while St. Louis went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
St. Louis lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 38-31.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Vegas looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head home to face Anaheim.