nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Falls 3-1 to Maple Leafs - Recap
Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals against the Wild as Toronto handed Minnesota a 3-1 defeat on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena.
The Maple Leafs were a -136 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), and Alexander Kerfoot in the victory. Matthews opened the scoring at 9:04 of the second period.
Petr Mrazek stopped 29 of 30 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got a goal from Frederick Gaudreau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-2, while the Wild were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 30-25.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.