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Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Recap - Wild Win 4-3

Minnesota needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Carolina on Wednesday in NHL action at Grand Casino Arena.

Minnesota was an underdog by +142 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Minnesota got goals from Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy, and Brock Faber in the victory. Faber opened the scoring at 1:54 of the first period.

Jesper Wallstedt turned in a 42-save effort for the Wild.

Jackson Blake(2), and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Jesper Wallstedt.

Frederik Andersen stopped 15 of 18 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Minnesota scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 45-18.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Winnipeg.