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Minnesota Ices Vegas 5-2 - Recap
Kirill Kaprizov was the difference, potting a pair for Minnesota on Thursday as the Wild skated off with a 5-2 victory over the Golden Knights at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as +131 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Kirill Kaprizov(2), Marcus Foligno, Marco Rossi, and Matt Boldy in the victory. Kaprizov opened the scoring at 3:13 of the first period.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 of 32 Vegas shots in the victory.
Reilly Smith, and Alex Pietrangelo scored for the Golden Knights, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Vegas got a 17-stop effort from Adin Hill in the loss.
Minnesota scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Minnesota 32-31 in the game.