nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Wild vs Calgary Flames Wrap - Calgary Wins 4-2
The Flames earned a 4-2 victory over the Wild on Friday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Bettors who backed the Flames were rewarded as +107 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Calgary got goals from Nazem Kadri, Yegor Sharangovich, Ryan Lomberg, and Mikael Backlund in the victory. Backlund opened the scoring at 16:25 of the first period.
Dustin Wolf stopped 16 of 18 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Gustav Nyquist, and Yakov Trenin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Calgary went 1-for-2, while the Wild were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Calgary by a margin of 32-18.
Next game, Calgary takes its act home to face San Jose looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Vancouver.