Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime and the Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 4 on Saturday to even their first-round playoff series. Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl each had a goal and assist, and Shea Theodore also scored for the Pacific Division champion Golden Knights. Adin Hill made 29 saves.

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas defended home ice in a tight, defensive game, which is the style they want to play. Tomas Hertl opened the scoring,

For the Golden Knights, the road to redemption starts with puck management. Vegas had Game 2 going its way during the opening five minutes, registering the first five shots of the game and putting Minnesota on its heels, but then got sloppy with the puck in each of the three zones and paid the price.