nhl Game Recap
Montreal Canadiens vs Minnesota Wild Recap - Wild Win 8-2
The Wild earned a 8-2 victory over the Canadiens on Monday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a -360 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Connor Dewar, Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno, Jared Spurgeon, Nico Sturm, Jordie Benn, Mats Zuccarello, and Kevin Fiala each scored for the Wild in the victory. Spurgeon opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot turned in a 14-save effort for the Wild.
Montreal got goals from Mike Hoffman, and Rem Pitlick in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 27-stop effort from Cayden Primeau in the loss.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Montreal 39-21 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Rangers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.