nhl Game Recap
Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Vegas Wins 5-2
Mark Stone scored twice to lead the Golden Knights over Minnesota 5-2 on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as -111 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Mark Stone(2), Patrick Brown, William Karlsson, and Reilly Smith each scored for the Golden Knights in the victory. Stone opened the scoring for Vegas.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 14 of 16 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek, and Ryan Hartman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Cam Talbot stopped 35 of 39 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vegas scored 0 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 40-16.