Minnesota Ices Vancouver 4-2 - Recap

Minnesota Ices Vancouver 4-2 - Recap

Minnesota earned a 4-2 victory over Vancouver behind a 2-goal performance from Zach Parise on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota won as a +115 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Zach Parise (2), Jason Zucker, and Jared Spurgeon each scored for the Wild in the victory. Parise opened the scoring for Minnesota, finding the back of the net at 0:24 of the first period. The goal was assisted by Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon.

Niklas Backstrom turned in a 25-save effort for the Wild.

Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Niklas Backstrom.

Cory Schneider stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Minnesota scored 1 time on 3 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot Vancouver 32-27 in the game.

Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Anaheim looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Columbus.