nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Ices Chicago 3-1 - Recap
The Wild earned a 3-1 victory over the Blackhawks on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota won as a -255 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Minnesota got goals from Jordan Greenway, Frederick Gaudreau, and Ryan Hartman in the victory. Gaudreau opened the scoring at 16:36 of the first period.
Cam Talbot turned in a 21-save effort for the Wild.
Seth Jones scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 of 33 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Chicago 34-22 in the game.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Chicago, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.