Wild Build Early Lead to Hold Off Vegas
Minnesota’s penalty kill went 5-for-5 and Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves as the Wild improved to 4-1 on the season.
- On Monday, the Minnesota Wild defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in St. Paul, powered by three first-period goals from Matt Boldy, Maxim Shabanov, and Danila Yurov for their second consecutive win.
- Minnesota built a 3-0 lead during a 5:07 stretch in the first period, exploiting defensive lapses while Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart allowed three goals on 27 shots.
- The win was dampened by a first-period head injury to forward Nico Sturm, who did not return after being struck by a teammate's shot; Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves to anchor the defense.
- Vegas narrowed the deficit as Defenseman Rasmus Andersson and William Karlsson scored, but Joel Eriksson Ek secured the win with an empty-net goal, ending the Knights' four-game winning streak.
- The Golden Knights travel to Nashville to play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, while the Wild depart for Winnipeg to face the Jets after placing Marcus Foligno on injured reserve and recalling Tyler Pitlick.
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LOS ANGELES. Goals by Rasmus Andersson and William Karlsson. But it wasn't enough for the Vegas Golden Knights when they visited Minnesota last night. The Wild also had prominent Swedes on the ice. Joel Eriksson Ek was one of the scorers in a 4-2 win. And Jesper Wallstedt played big in the box.
==Career==The Russian Forwards of the Minnesots, Daniel Jurov and Maxim Shabanov, second in the season of the National Hockey League, were thrown into a game in a single match, providing the team with a victory over Vegas. The Minnesota team won a home win over finalist Stanley Cup "Vegas" with a score of 4:2 from TASS. Matt Boldi, Yuel Eriksson Ek, and Russians Maxim Shabanov and Danil Yurov. Rasmus Andersson and William Carlsson, among the los…
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Wild build early lead to hold off Vegas
The Minnesota penalty kill continued its red-hot start to the season, thwarting five Golden Knights power plays
The Toronto Star
Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 behind another stellar special teams performance
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Max Shabanov scored on a power play during a three-goal first period as the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday night behind another strong special teams performance.
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