Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as the Wild beat Vegas 5-2 on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series. Here’s a replay of our live blog ...

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) and Vegas Golden Knights left wing Brandon Saad (20) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series ...

This was the Wild's first victory over the Golden Knights this season and playoffs. Vegas won all three regular-season meetings and then took Game 1 4-2 on Sunday night.

He's fully recovered now. His team clearly is, too. Kaprizov had had two power-play goals to help the Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Thursday night for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (45-30-7, in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights ...

Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) takes a punch to the face from Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) during the third period of game five in their Stanley Cup Playoffs first round ...

The Golden Knights pulled to within 2-1 midway through the first on a long-range shot by Alex Pietrangelo. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson was ticked off he let that one in, calling it a “soft” goal.

LAS VEGAS -- Brett Howden scored at 4:05 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

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