The Vegas Golden Knights (29-20-14) lost, 4-2, to the Minnesota Wild (37-16-10) on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
After a scoreless opening period, Minnesota’s Mats Zuccarello tallied the first goal of the game five minutes into the middle frame. Zach Bogosian and Michael McCarron then netted goals 18 seconds apart to give the Wild a 3-0 advantage at
8:25 in the second period. Pavel Dorofeyev put the Golden Knights on the board with a power-play goal from the side of the net two minutes into the third period, cutting the deficit to two. Jack Eichel fed the puck to Dorofeyev at the goal line before he lifted a shot into the top corner for his 30th goal of the season. Vladimir Tarasenko scored to build on Minnesota’s edge, 4-1, with
4:18 remaining in the final period. Mitch Marner responded a minute later to cut the Wild’s lead in half, 4-2, with a goal from the low slot off Dorofeyev’s centering feed. Vegas could not complete the third-period push, falling 4-2 against Minnesota.