It was a wild game with this one… I originally took Minnesota to “win by the correct score of 4-1” with the Wild ahead 3-1 in the final few minutes of regulation. The rationale is that the Wild will try to score into the empty net once the Blues inevitably would pull the goalie for an extra skater.

Then I was tipped off that the Blues were given a double minor (4 minutes killing off two penalties) with 4 minutes left. So, that meant the Wild, up 3-1, might play “keep-away” and not try to score, and the Blues will not have a chance to pull the goalie for the empty net.

At that point, I hastily picked “no next goal” as a hedge. With no more goals from that point until the final minute, the cash-out value ballooned to 95 percent of the potential payout value. With 30 seconds left, I cashed out. It turned out to be the right call, as with about 17 seconds left, the Blues pulled their goalie, and the Wild netminder shot the puck into the empty net to make it 4-1. That means the cash-out was a great call.

And that goal also meant the “4-1 correct score” (the original, smaller payout play) also won.