The game between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights will take place at Xcel Energy Center on Monday, April 3 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The Minnesota Wild will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to Xcel Energy Center for an NHL game on Monday. The Minnesota Wild lost 4-1 in their last game over the Knights. Minnesota would have locked up a spot with a victory, but the Wild remain at 97 points. They are still in first place in Central Division, but Dallas and Colorado are each just a point back.
The Wild’s six-game point streak ended with the loss. Their 36 points since Feb. 17 led the NHL. “We had plenty of opportunities to score in this hockey game, but having said that, we didn’t like our energy,” Minnesota coach Dean Evason said. Brossoit (3-0-3) hopes to lock down the starting goalie spot with just six games remaining in the regular season.
He is one of five goalies to record multiple victories for the Knights because of injuries and only recently returned himself from a lower-body injury that cost him 13 games. He spent most of the season in the American Hockey League, but is a nine-year NHL veteran. “Obviously, I want to be the guy,” Brossoit said, “and just kind of look to keep performing like this and just keep building and building.”
The Vegas Golden Knights on the other hand won 4-1 against the Wild in their last game. The Vegas Golden Knights are chasing the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, and Laurent Brossoit is trying to become their starting goalie in the playoffs. Both took steps forward Saturday night, with Brossoit overcoming an early goal to make 31 saves as the Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 in a battle of division leaders to open a home-and-home series.
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist for the Knights, and Ben Hutton, Zach Whitecloud and Brett Howden scored the other three goals. Jack Eichel had two assists. Matt Boldy scored for Minnesota goal. “I thought it was one of our more complete games,” Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. “They get the first goal and we kept playing. That’s what I liked most about it.”
The Knights, who already have clinched a playoff spot, took a step toward winning the Pacific Division with 101 points. It’s the second time in the six-year history of the franchise the Knights have eclipsed 100 points, and they are the first Western Conference team to hit that mark this season.
Matt Boldy – Joel Eriksson Ek – John Klingberg
Jonas Brodin – Connor Dewar – Brandon Duhaime
Matt Dumba – Marc-André Fleury – Marcus Foligno
Frédérick Gaudreau – Alex Goligoski
Ryan Hartman – Marcus Johansson
Jacob Middleton – Ryan Reaves
Mason Shaw – Jared Spurgeon
Oskar Sundqvist
Mats Zuccarello
Jack Eichel – Chandler Stephenson – Ivan Barbashev
Brett Howden – Ben Hutton – Alex Pietrangelo
Nicolas Roy – Zach Whitecloud – Michael Amadio
Theodor Blueger – Laurent Brossoit
Paul Cotter – Nicolas Hague
William Karlsson – Phil Kessel
Keegan Kolesar – Jonathan Marchessault
Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb
Minnesota Wild: Mason Shaw, Gustav Nyquist, Kirill Kaprizov
Vegas Golden Knights: Reilly Smith, Logan Thompson, Shea Theodore, Adin Hill, William Carrier, Mark Stone, Robin Lehner, Nolan Patrick
The game between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights will take place at Xcel Energy Center on Monday, April 3 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights will be telecast live on Bally Sports North Extra, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports North Extra, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain. | April 3 (8:00 PM ET) |
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