nhl Game Recap
Wild vs Capitals Final: 5-1 - Recap
Minnesota earned a 5-1 victory over Washington behind a 2-goal performance from Joel Eriksson Ek on Sunday at Capital One Arena.
Minnesota was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Minnesota got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek(2), Nicolas Deslauriers, Tyson Jost, and Marcus Foligno in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring at 0:36 of the first period.
Cam Talbot stopped 25 of 26 Washington shots in the victory.
Garnet Hathaway scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Washington got a 14-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-3, while the Capitals were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 26-19.
Minnesota heads into a battle against the Predators. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.