nhl Game Recap
Stars Down Minnesota 8-3 - Match Report
Jason Robertson scored a pair of goals against the Wild as Dallas handed Minnesota a 8-3 defeat on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Stars were rewarded as -114 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Dallas got goals from Jason Robertson(2), Wyatt Johnston(2), Radek Faksa, Joe Pavelski, Evgenii Dadonov, and Matt Duchene in the victory. Pavelski opened the scoring at 0:57 of the first period.
Jake Oettinger stopped 23 of 26 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Vinni Lettieri, Brandon Duhaime, and Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Jake Oettinger.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 37 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Dallas went 5-for-8, while the Wild were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Dallas by a margin of 37-26.
Next game, Dallas takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Ottawa.