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Minnesota Ices Winnipeg 7-1 - Recap

Mats Zuccarello scored twice to lead the Wild over Winnipeg 7-1 on Friday at Xcel Energy Center.

Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -123 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Mats Zuccarello(2), Ryan Hartman, Jon Merrill, Matt Dumba, Alex Goligoski, and Kirill Kaprizov each scored for the Wild in the victory. Goligoski opened the scoring for Minnesota.

Cam Talbot turned in a 30-save effort for the Wild.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.

Winnipeg got a 10-stop effort from Connor Hellebuyck in the loss.

Minnesota scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Winnipeg went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Winnipeg lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 38-31.

Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Lightning. The Jets will aim to get back on the winning track at Calgary.