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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to take a 2-1 series lead with a Game 3 victory in Minnesota. The Wild jumped on the scoreboard first, minutes into the opening period. A few shifts later the home team doubled their lead. At the midway point of the frame Alex Pietrangelo cut Minnesota’s advantage to 2-1.

The Wild regained their two-goal lead 11 minutes into the middle frame. Minnesota took a 4-1 lead into the second intermission after scoring at the 19:58 mark of the period.

Vegas drew a penalty in the opening five minutes of the final frame but couldn’t convert any chances into a goal. However, Reilly Smith scored on the penalty kill to get the Golden Knights within two. Vegas failed on two more 3rd period power play chances and gave up an empty-net shorthanded goal.

The Golden Knights drop Game 3 to the Wild 5-2 and trail the opening round series two games to one. Game 4 is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Puck drop against the Wild is scheduled for 1 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: The pushback everyone expected from the Golden Knights to open this game simply did not appear until it was too late. A too many men penalty gave the Wild the lead and got the ball rolling in the right direction. A second one made it a mountain for the Golden Knights to climb, and even though they appeared to be climbing it, one single mistake would be enough to halt all of the progress. That’s exactly what as another turnover deep in the defensive zone led to a Wild goal.  (Recap by Ken)

Upcoming stories from Game 3 of the first round series between the Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.

Ken’s Three VGK Stars

Cassidy says the linesmen clearly blew the call on the icing before the Boldy goal. Replay confirms that unequivocally.

He added though that they still have to make a play and it was one of two goals that came directly from below the goal line.

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Got a little luck with the puck off the post. Got a great look in front. But the Wild are simply better tonight.

VGK are down 5-2 (again) and they are behind in a 1st round series for the third year in a row.

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Akira Schmid is in the net for VGK.

This is the first time in Adin Hill's playoff career he's been pulled.

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See that area right out in front of the goal. There's no where near enough action there, and that's a huge reason why VGK are struggling to score right now.

(To be fair, it's pretty darn clean on the other side and they have 4, so…) pic.twitter.com/ZSvUXODYez

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to take a two games to none lead with a Game 2 victory. Vegas came out firing and creating several quality chances within the opening minutes of the game. Midway through the period, Minnesota took their first lead of the series. The Wild scored two more 1st period goals to take a 3-0 advantage into the intermission.

Quickly into the middle frame Minnesota stretched their lead to 4-0. Eight minutes later Noah Hanifin finally got Vegas on the board. After 40 minutes, the Golden Knights trailed 4-1.

The Golden Knights cut the Wild’s lead in half in the opening three minutes of the final frame. Tomas Hertl scored his second goal of the postseason to give Vegas some life. However, Minnesota flipped in an empty net goal with time winding down.

The Wild even the series 1-1 with their 5-2 Game 2 victory in Las Vegas. The series will resume on Thursday evening in Minnesota. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: This game really comes down to one simple problem for the Golden Knights. Puck management. They coughed the puck up over and over and over again in the first 30 minutes and it dug a hole so deep that even a decent push back wasn’t enough. It’s not going to feel this way in the moment, but this is a game the Golden Knights put directly on themselves, which means it’s not what Minnesota did, it’s what VGK did to themselves. Don’t do it again, and the series should flip right back around. (Recap by Ken)

Upcoming stories from Game 2 of the first round series between the Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrAPecWQykc

Ken’s Three VGK Stars

Early goalie pull gave VGK a bit of hope but a 200 foot saucer pass from Kaprizov hits the back of the net.

The series is tied and MIN's best players are outclassing VGK's. But, VGK gave this game away as much as MIN took it.

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For VGK to have any chance in this 3rd period, they are going to need a lot more out of Eichel and Stone.

They've each been on the ice for exactly 3 shots on goal. If they are playing together, they have to generate exponentially more than that.

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There's a microcosm of the entire game. MIN had 2 players without sticks and somehow VGK fire a shot into one of the 3 in tact sticks out of play.

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Shea Theodore has had 11 shifts tonight, there have been goals scored on 5 of them, including 2 in a row nearly 8 minutes apart.

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Recap: The Golden Knights began their pursuit to a second franchise championship by hosting the Minnesota Wild for Game 1 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. Tomas Hertl opened the postseason with angoal 15:22 into the first period. The Wild answered back a few shifts later. After twenty minutes, Game 1 was locked in a 1-1 tie.

At the 13:33 mark of the second period Pavel Dorofeyev gave Vegas a 2-1 lead with a power play goal.

Quickly into the final frame Brett Howden scored to give Vegas a 3-1 advantage. Minnesota got within one but Adin Hill and Vegas’ team defense fought them off down the stretch. Brett Howden iced the game with an empty-netter with less than a second to go.

The Golden Knights take a 1-0 series lead after defeating the Wild 4-2 at T-Mobile Arena. Game 2 of the opening round series continues on Tuesday night. Puck drop against Minnesota is scheduled for 8 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: The playoffs are officially here as the speed of the game picked up in a big way right off the hop of this one. It was a physical, fast game in which both teams struggled to really take hold of for the first half of the game. Then, VGK’s biggest advantage of the game came to life as the power play scored in just six seconds. From there, it was about winning the battles in front of the goal and Vegas needed everyone’s sticks to get it done but they ultimately finished the job. (Recap by Ken)

Upcoming stories from Game 1 of the first round series between the Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena.

Ken’s Three VGK Stars

1 down

15 to go

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Does not take long at all for the #2 PP in the league to take advantage of the #30 PK.

Draw won, Hertl ties up one of the killers, Theodore with space, sends it to Dorofeyev who rips it into the gaping cage.

VGK lead 2-1

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The Year of Brett Howden is not regular season specific!

On a nothing looking rush, Howden got it out wide and Bogosian had no interest in defending him. Howden says, ok fine, and shoots it into the net. VGK up 3-1.

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William Karlsson with an incredible stick to break up the pass on the 6-on-5. Thought that might have been an awarded goal. Nonetheless, VGK are in great shape now.

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Pre-series Q&A’s are back and our first one is with Jessi Pierce of NHL.com and Bardown Beauties Podcast.

Jessi has been covering the Wild since 2016 and has been podcasting about Minnesota hockey since 2019. She has written for USA Today, The Athletic, USA Hockey, and Minnesota Hockey Magazine and is the founder and COO of New Voice Studios.

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The first round opponent is set. The Minnesota Wild are the first team standing in Vegas’ way on their quest for a second Stanley Cup. We break down the series. Hosted by Ken Boehlke and Jason Pothier.

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Directly after the Golden Knights fell to the Colorado Avalanche in shootout, we turned the mics on to talk about the road ahead for the team as the playoffs approach. Hosted by Ken Boehlke and Jason Pothier.

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Coming off a tough road trip, we dig into what went wrong, the returns of William Karlsson and Shea Theodore, lineup decisions, and more. We also take a look at the Pacific Division race to see where VGK may land when it’s all said and done. Hosted by Ken Boehlke and Jason Pothier.

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The Trade Deadline is this week! The Golden Knights have been steadfast in saying they do not expect to be busy so we dive into the reasons why that may be the case, and also why it may not. Hosted by Ken Boehlke and Jason Pothier.

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We asked for questions on Twitter and then Ken answers every single one of them on a live Spaces. This is the recorded version of that live show.

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The Golden Knights are still struggling to find goals and thus to finish off wins. They are still positioned well in the standings but concern level is growing as the red flags in their performances show. Hosted by Ken Boehlke and Jason Pothier.

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