nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche Wrap - Minnesota Wins 4-2
Frederick Gaudreau scored a pair of goals against the Avalanche as Minnesota handed Colorado a 4-2 defeat on Wednesday at Ball Arena.
Minnesota won as a +143 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Minnesota got goals from Frederick Gaudreau(2), Marcus Johansson, and Sam Steel in the victory. Johansson opened the scoring at 3:24 of the first period.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 42 of 44 Colorado shots in the victory.
Colorado got goals from Lars Eller, and Bowen Byram in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Colorado got a 25-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Colorado outshot Minnesota 44-29 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Vegas looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Dallas.