nhl Game Recap
Canucks Fall 6-3 Against Minnesota - Game Recap
Kevin Fiala scored twice to lead the Wild over Vancouver 6-3 on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota won as a -172 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Kevin Fiala(2), Ryan Hartman, Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello, and Kirill Kaprizov each scored for the Wild in the victory. Fiala opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Cam Talbot turned in a 21-save effort for the Wild.
Elias Pettersson(2), and Matthew Highmore scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Vancouver got a 26-stop effort from Thatcher Demko in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-3, while the Canucks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Vancouver 32-24 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Seattle looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Calgary.