nhl Game Recap
Recap - Wild Defeat Nashville 5-4
Minnesota got a pair of goals from Joel Eriksson Ek as the Wild skated to a 5-4 victory over Nashville on Sunday at Bridgestone Arena.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -130 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Minnesota got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek(2), Kevin Fiala, Dmitry Kulikov, and Nick Bjugstad in the victory. Bjugstad opened the scoring at 11:05 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 of 25 Nashville shots in the victory.
Nashville got goals from Dante Fabbro, Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen, and Filip Forsberg in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
David Rittich stopped 42 of 47 shots for the Predators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Minnesota went 2-for-7, while the Predators were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Nashville 47-25 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Nashville, they head home to face Calgary.