nhl Game Recap
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Vegas Wins 5-1
Vegas skated to a 5-1 victory over Minnesota on Thursday in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center.
The Golden Knights were a -101 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Vegas got goals from Alex Pietrangelo, Reilly Smith, Jack Eichel, Paul Cotter, and Nicolas Roy in the victory. Roy opened the scoring at 7:07 of the first period.
Logan Thompson turned in a 23-save effort for the Golden Knights.
Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Logan Thompson.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 18 of 23 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vegas went 0-for-1, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Minnesota 31-28 in the game.
Vegas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Ducks. The Wild will aim to get back on the winning track vs. New Jersey.