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Islanders Fall 5-2 Against Minnesota - Game Recap

Minnesota skated to a 5-2 victory over New York on Sunday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.

The Wild were a -101 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Ryan Hartman, Nick Bjugstad, Jonas Brodin, Brandon Duhaime, and Matt Dumba each scored for the Wild in the victory. Bjugstad opened the scoring for Minnesota.

Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 19 of 21 New York shots in the victory.

New York got a goal from Anders Lee(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 of 37 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-2, while the Islanders were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot New York 39-21 in the game.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face New Jersey.