The Wild got out to an early lead and were able to protect it despite a strong fight from the Golden Knights, and they came out with the win.

Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi each scored in the first seven minutes of the game, and the Wild led the rest of the way.

Kirill Kaprizov had two power-play goals and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

For a team that was average at best when playing at home in the regular season, the Minnesota Wild gave their fans in St.

The Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series.

Kirill Kaprizov was oozing praise for his linemate Joel Eriksson Ek, commending the Wild’s top center for handling faceoffs, ...

Kaprizov has seven points (four goals, three assists), but he again had help in raising a ruckus from linemate Matt Boldy, ...

The Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights faced each other in Game 3 of Round 1 on Thursday evening, April 24, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The series was tied 1-1, with the Golden Knights winning Game 1 ...

The blueprint made sense on paper, as a concept, but Wild fans have been waiting to see it unfold in the flesh. Turn the ...

Pavel Buchnevich netted a hat trick and added an assist for the St. Louis Blues in a 7-2 win against the visiting Winnipeg ...

Star Kirill Kaprizov added two goals for Minnesota and Matt Boldy scored one, as well. Goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots to help the Wild capture Game 3. Game 4 will start at 3:00 p.m. on ...

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov leaves Thursday's victory after a big hit from the Tampa Bay Lightning's Brandon ...