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Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Vegas Wins 2-1

The Golden Knights beat Minnesota 2-1 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Logan Thompson's 32 saves.

Vegas won as a -106 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Vegas got goals from Jonathan Marchessault, and Michael Amadio in the victory. Amadio opened the scoring at 13:43 of the third period.

Logan Thompson turned in a 32-save effort for the Golden Knights.

Minnesota got a goal from Kirill Kaprizov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 29 of 30 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

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

Vegas lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 33-31.

Next game, Vegas takes its act home to face Vancouver looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Ottawa.