Members of the Minnesota Wild celebrate a Nick Bjugstad goal in the third-period of Game 6. The Wild have rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights. (Photo by Harrison Barden/Getty Images)
The Vegas Golden Knights might have the home-ice advantage for Friday night’s Game 7 but the the Minnesota Wild have the series momentum.
Minnesota looked prime for another first-round flameout after a shutout loss in Game 4 but responded with two straight victories to force the series to a winner-take-all scenario.
The Wild managed to escape Vegas with a 4-2 win on Monday despite being outshot 40-14 and then broke open what was a tight-checking and scoreless game through two periods with three goals in the third in Game 6.