7:10 pm
March 10

Golden Knights @ Wild

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-1)

@ Minnesota Wild (14-8-1)

 

Starting Goalies:

Marc-Andre Fleury(VGK): Confirmed

Kaapo Kahkonen (MIN): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Vegas Golden Knights: (-115)

Minnesota Wild: (-105)

 

• The West Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights will try to earn a split of their back-to-back with the third-place Minnesota Wild when the teams conclude their series Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

• Minnesota improved to 4-0-1 all-time in games against Vegas at Xcel Energy Center with a 2-0 blanking of the Golden Knights on Monday as rookie goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen notched his first career shutout with 26 saves while winning his seventh consecutive start, a franchise record.

• Vegas had scored at least four goals in four straight games and had at least one goal in 13 consecutive periods before the loss. It marked the second straight time the Golden Knights, who were shut out by Alex Stalock 4-0 in the only meeting in 2020 in Saint Paul, were blanked by the Wild in Minnesota.

• The only time Vegas has left Saint Paul with points in its history was on Oct. 6, 2018, when Erik Haula scored in the third round of a shootout to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 victory. Minnesota has outscored Vegas 16-6, with two shutouts, in their five meetings at Xcel Energy Center. And if that isn’t enough bad memories for Vegas, the Golden Knights also were in town on March 12 last season when the NHL shut down the regular season for COVID-19.

• The Golden Knights were without top scorer and NHL First Star of the Week Mark Stone (undisclosed) and top defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (left-arm injury) for Monday’s game after both left the team’s 4-0 victory at San Jose on Saturday night with injuries. Pietrangelo left late in the game and appeared to have trouble holding his stick after taking an Evander Kane shot near the wrist area

• That might be easier said than done, especially if Kahkonen, who has allowed just 10 goals over his past seven starts, is back in goal.

• DeBoer said defenseman Brayden McNabb, out since Jan. 26 with a lower-body injury suffered in a 5-4 shootout loss to St. Louis, practiced Tuesday and will be a game-time decision for Wednesday.

4/10
Confidence
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Vegas Golden Knights
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