nhl Game Recap
Minnesota Skates Past Los Angeles 4-3 - Recap
It came down to a shootout and Jesper Wallstedt foiled the opposition in a 4-3 victory for Minnesota over Los Angeles Monday.
The Wild were a -106 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Minnesota got goals from Jared Spurgeon, Matt Boldy, and Kirill Kaprizov in the victory. Spurgeon opened the scoring at 14:04 of the first period.
Jesper Wallstedt stopped 31 of 34 Los Angeles shots in the victory.
Los Angeles got goals from Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe, and Kevin Fiala in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Los Angeles got a 23-stop effort from Darcy Kuemper in the loss.
Minnesota scored 3 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Los Angeles outshot Minnesota 34-26 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Dallas looking for another win. For Los Angeles, they head home to face Pittsburgh.