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Nashville Skates Past Minnesota 6-2 - Recap

Nashville got a pair of goals from Roman Josi as the Predators skated to a 6-2 victory over Minnesota on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.

Bettors who backed the Predators were rewarded as +169 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.

Roman Josi(2), Filip Forsberg(2), Nick Cousins, and Philip Tomasino each scored for the Predators in the victory. Forsberg opened the scoring for Nashville.

David Rittich stopped 26 of 28 Minnesota shots in the victory.

Matt Boldy, and Jordan Greenway scored for the Wild, finding the net behind David Rittich.

Minnesota got a 19-stop effort from Kaapo Kahkonen in the loss.

On the power play, Nashville went 1-for-3, while the Wild were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 28-25.

Nashville looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Penguins. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Boston.