LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Minnesota Wild hits the ice in Vegas again tonight, heading into another tilt after falling 4-2 to the Golden Knights on Sunday.
Wild Regular Season Record: 45-30-7, 97 points, 4th in Central Division
Wild All-Time Playoff Record: 34-62-0
Golden Knights Regular Season Record: 50-22-10, 110 points, 1st in Pacific Division
Golden Knights All-Time Playoff Record: 57-38-0
2024-25 Regular Season Series Record: 0-3-0
Round 1 Record: 0-1-0
All-Time Wild Record: 13-11-4 (6-7-1 at Vegas)
Minnesota went 0-3-0 against Vegas in the regular season. The Golden Knights won the series-opening contest, 3-2, in St. Paul (12/15), the second game, 4-1, at T-Mobile Arena (1/12) and the third meeting, 5-1, at Xcel Energy Center (3/25).
RW Mats Zuccarello led the Wild with three points (0- 3=3). LW Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals (2-0=2). C Ryan Hartman (1-0=1) and LW Marcus Johansson (1-0=1) also scored goals. G Jesper Wallstedt saved 24-of-27 shots faced while making his season debut for Minnesota in the first game. G Filip Gustavsson started the second contest and stopped 33-of-37 shots faced. G Marc-André Fleury saved 33-of-37 shots faced in the third meeting.
C Jack Eichel (3-2=5), RW Mark Stone (0-5=5) and D Shea Theodore (1-3=4) paced Vegas with five points each. G Ilya Samsonov stopped 20-of-22 shots faced to earn the win for Vegas in the first meeting. G Adin Hill went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .950 SV% in starting the final two contests.
MIN at VGK | Recap
Recalled F Travis Boyd, D Cameron Crotty, F Brendan Gaunce, F Hunter Haight, G Samual Hlavaj, F Ben Jones, D Carson Lambos and F Liam Öhgren from Iowa
Recalled G Jesper Wallstedt from Iowa
Reassigned D Cameron Crotty to Iowa
Signed D Zeev Buium to a three-year, entry-level contract through the 2026-27 season
Activated F Joel Eriksson Ek from Injured Reserve
Activated F Kirill Kaprizov from Long-Term Injured Reserve
Reassigned F Brendan Gaunce and F Devin Shore to Iowa
Recalled D Cameron Crotty from Iowa
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