Vegas Golden Knights Beat Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Playoff Opener

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, taking a 1-0 lead. Brett Howden scored twice for Vegas, including the game-winner early in the third period and an empty-net goal in the final second. Tomas Hertl contributed a goal and an assist, and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored for the Golden Knights, while Adin Hill made 18 saves. Matt Boldy scored both goals for Minnesota, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots. The Wild were competitive throughout, narrowing the gap to one goal late in the third, but could not complete the comeback. The series resumes with Game 2 in Las Vegas before shifting to Minnesota.