nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Ices Columbus 3-2 - Recap
Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of goals against the Blue Jackets as Minnesota handed Columbus a 3-2 defeat on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota was favored by -272 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Minnesota got goals from Kirill Kaprizov(2), and Jared Spurgeon in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring at 8:34 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 23-save effort for the Wild.
Columbus got goals from Jakub Voracek, and Jake Bean in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 35-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 38-25.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Colorado looking for another win. For Columbus, they head home to face New York.