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Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Vegas Wins 4-3

Vegas needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Monday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.

Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as +123 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Vegas got goals from Pavel Dorofeyev(2), and Keegan Kolesar in the victory. Kolesar opened the scoring at 9:59 of the first period.

Laurent Brossoit stopped 30 of 33 Minnesota shots in the victory.

John Klingberg, Brandon Duhaime, and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Laurent Brossoit.

Minnesota got a 23-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.

Vegas scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot Vegas 33-26 in the game.

Vegas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Predators. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track at Pittsburgh.