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5/5/2025 3:15 AM UTC

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2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs 1st round schedule

May 5, 2025

Here are the results from the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs:

5/2/2025 9:12 PM UTC

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Wild eliminated from playoffs due to power-play struggles, lack of depth scoring

May 2, 2025

The Minnesota Wild were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 loss in Game 6 of the best-of-7 Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday. Minnesota lost the final three games of the series, including two in overtime. The Wild

5/2/2025 5:59 AM UTC

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Eichel rises to occasion to help Golden Knights advance in Game 6

May 2, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It wasn’t the numbers, or lack thereof. It was the whispers growing louder as the series progressed. Jack Eichel had heard enough, his coach believes. The Vegas Golden Knights center was tired of hearing how good the top line for the Minnesota Wild was in the

5/2/2025 4:39 AM UTC

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Golden Knights win Game 6, eliminate Wild in Western 1st Round

May 2, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jack Eichel scored his first goal this postseason and had an assist for the Vegas Golden Knights, who eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 3-2 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.

5/2/2025 4:35 AM UTC

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Golden Knights, Wild, fans say goodbye to retiring Fleury with handshake, cheers

May 2, 2025

The Vegas Golden Knights said one final goodbye to the original face of their franchise. After eliminating the Minnesota Wild in six games on Thursday, the team lined up for the traditional post game handshakes and made a special stop for Marc-Andre Fleury. The veteran of 21 NHL seasons announced

5/1/2025 6:19 PM UTC

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Golden Knights at Wild, Western Conference 1st Round Game 6 preview

May 1, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Filip Gustavsson is expected back for the Minnesota Wild against the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, SCRIPPS, ESPN, TVAS2, SN360). Wild coach John Hynes said Thursday he had no

4/30/2025 10:55 PM UTC

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Zuccarello aims to continue unlikely NHL success story with Wild in Game 6

April 30, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild are looking at a steep climb in the Western Conference First Round, facing elimination in Game 6 against the Vegas Golden Knights here on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, SCRIPPS, ESPN, TVAS2, SN360). Fortunately, they have an example of beating long odds sitting

4/30/2025 7:51 PM UTC

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Golden Knights draw on playoff experience entering possible close-out Game 6 against Wild

April 30, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- The Vegas Golden Knights have been here before, one win from putting an opponent away. In their seven previous appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they have been in the situation 22 times, going 11-11. No. 23 will come Thursday when they look to finish off the

4/30/2025 7:17 AM UTC

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Fleury nearly delivers in dramatic fashion for Wild in Game 5 OT loss

April 30, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- This was no farewell tour, no revival act, no career-closing residency to cash in on past glories, each a trademark for former headliners throughout the casinos that surround T-Mobile Arena. For Marc-Andre Fleury this moment was everything, an opportunity to make a final statement in a brilliant,

4/30/2025 6:45 AM UTC

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Golden Knights edge Wild again in OT in Game 5

April 30, 2025

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.

4/29/2025 8:04 PM UTC

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Wild at Golden Knights, Western Conference 1st Round Game 5 preview

April 29, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- Facing their biggest game of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Minnesota Wild will be fully healthy when they try to take the series lead against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET;

4/28/2025 11:21 PM UTC

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Eichel searching for answers for Golden Knights in Game 5

April 28, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- The numbers jump off the page -- bold and incomprehensible. Zero goals, one assist, minus-7. Tied for 11th in points for the Vegas Golden Knights after four games in the Western Conference First Round against the Minnesota Wild. Those numbers belong to Jack Eichel, but Vegas coach

4/28/2025 12:08 AM UTC

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Wild 'love where we're at' heading back to Vegas for Game 5

April 28, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The man-in-black look John Hynes wore to his postgame press conference after Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round should be taken as a fashion statement, not an emotional one. The Minnesota Wild coach, wearing a black dress shirt and an equally dark tie as

4/27/2025 9:14 PM UTC

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Golden Knights return home for Game 5 against Wild hungry for more

April 27, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- The Vegas Golden Knights will look to continue trending in the right direction in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round against the Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, SCRIPPS, ESPN, SNE, SN360, TVAS) after they were challenged by coach Bruce

4/27/2025 3:02 AM UTC

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Golden Knights lean on playoff experience to secure Game 4 win against Wild

April 27, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The fingerprints of the veteran players from the Vegas Golden Knights were all over a 4-3 overtime win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday. Ivan Barbashev scored the winning goal with 2:34 remaining

4/27/2025 1:25 AM UTC

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Barbashev scores in OT, Golden Knights defeat Wild in Game 4

April 27, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

4/26/2025 12:16 AM UTC

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Golden Knights at Wild, Western Conference 1st Round Game 4 preview

April 26, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild may be halfway home in the Western Conference First Round against the Vegas Golden Knights, but it’s not time to celebrate. The Wild lead the best-of-7 series 2-1 after a 5-2 victory in Game 3. Game 4 will be at Xcel Energy Center

4/25/2025 9:57 PM UTC

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Golden Knights not worried entering Game 4 against Wild

April 25, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Depth, discipline, determination, denial and domination. That was the recipe for the favored Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference First Round against the Minnesota Wild. For the second straight game, the underdogs stole the formula and made it their own, slogging and slugging their way

4/25/2025 6:44 AM UTC

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Kaprizov energizes Wild again with 2 more goals in Game 3 victory

April 25, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Kaprizov put the State of Hockey into a state on Thursday, dominating Game 3 as the primary force in a 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. Kaprizov had two goals for the second straight game. After the first game, another 5-2 victory on Tuesday,

4/25/2025 6:03 AM UTC

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Kaprizov scores 2 goals again, Wild defeat Golden Knights in Game 3

April 25, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals for the second straight game, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.

4/24/2025 7:45 PM UTC

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Golden Knights at Wild, Western Conference Game 3 preview

April 24, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Bruce Cassidy is a veteran coach, coaching a veteran roster for the Vegas Golden Knights. As such, he has no concerns about the ability of his team to park a 5-2 home loss to the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round

4/23/2025 9:24 PM UTC

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Healthy Kaprizov making big impact for Wild in 1st round against Golden Knights

April 23, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- Kirill Kaprizov is all the way back for the Minnesota Wild. The forward has made spectacular plays in each of the first two games of the Western Conference First Round against the Vegas Golden Knights, including scoring two goals and getting an assist in a 5-2 win

4/23/2025 1:10 PM UTC

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Hartman's grit helps Wild even Western 1st Round against Golden Knights

April 23, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- Ryan Hartman was bloodied but unbowed following Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round. The rugged center for the Minnesota Wild had doled out some physicality in a series-opening loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, but he had absorbed much more punishment than he administered. Yet,

4/23/2025 7:04 AM UTC

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Wild start fast, defeat Golden Knights in Game 2 to even West 1st Round

April 23, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday.

4/22/2025 8:08 PM UTC

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Wild at Golden Knights, Western Conference 1st Round Game 2 preview

April 22, 2025

LAS VEGAS -- Don’t expect major changes from either team in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round between the Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday (11 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, SCRIPPS, ESPN, SN360, SN, TVAS). Game 1 was a tight affair throughout; the Golden