Now that fans have had a chance to breathe and get back to resting heart rate after a thrilling game one victory, let’s be honest about what we saw in Game 1: the Minnesota Wild stole themselves a 1-0 victory when Joel Eriksson Ek’s shot from the slot glanced off of Alec Martinez’ skate and redirected through Marc-Andre Fleury for the home ice advantage-flipping win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday afternoon.
When: 9:00 p.m. CT
Where: T-Mobile Arena
Yes, Cam Talbot played lights out. Yes, the Wild’s defense (and forwards) did a great job of limiting Vegas to 12 high-danger chances on an incredible 81 shot attempts.