nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Ices Columbus 3-2 - Recap
Kirill Kaprizov sniped 3 goals in leading Minnesota to a 3-2 win over Columbus on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
The Wild were a -293 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Minnesota got a goal from Kirill Kaprizov(3) in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring at 1:15 of the third period.
Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 22-save effort for the Wild.
Columbus got goals from Mathieu Olivier, and Liam Foudy in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 41 of 44 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot Columbus 44-24 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Buffalo.