Sun Tzu once said “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a seven-game series.” Or something like that. And in the shortened, division-only 2021 NHL season, teams got to know themselves and their first-round playoff opponents very well.
Now that we know the Minnesota Wild will be heading to Las Vegas to take on the Golden Knights on Sunday for game one of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, let’s take a look at how the Wild’s first-round opponent stacks up in goal, and how Minnesota might hope to take advantage.