This Season on Wild vs. Golden Knights
Minnesota won the series-opening game, 3-2, in overtime at Grand Casino Arena (11/16) and the second contest, 5-2, at T-Mobile Arena (12/29).
LW Marcus Johansson leads the Wild with five points (1-4=5) in the series after recording four points (1-3=4) in the second game, tying his single-game career high. LW Matt Boldy (1-2=3) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (2-1=3) have three points each. G Filip Gustavsson is 2-0-0 with a 1.93 GAA and 902 SV% in starting both games.
LW Ivan Barbashev leads the Golden Knights with three assists in the series. RW Pavel Dorofeyev (1- 1=2) and RW Mitch Marner (0-2=2) each own two points. G Carl Lindbom stopped 25-of-28 shots faced for Vegas in the first game. G Carter Hart stopped seven-of-12 shots faced in starting the second game, before G Akira Schmid saved all 15 shots faced in relief to end the game.