nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Skates Past Carolina 5-2 - Recap
Kirill Kaprizov sniped 3 goals in leading Minnesota to a 5-2 win over Carolina on Sunday at PNC Arena.
Minnesota was an underdog by +158 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Kirill Kaprizov(3), Jake Middleton, and Joel Eriksson Ek each scored for the Wild in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 40 of 42 Carolina shots in the victory.
Michael Bunting, and Martin Necas scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Carolina got a 14-stop effort from Antti Raanta in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-2, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 42-19.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Boston.