Kirill Kaprizov, left, and the Minnesota Wild have managed just four goals through three games of a first round Stanley Cup playoff series against Vegas (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Minnesota Wild played solid hockey through the first two games of their first-round playoff matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights. However, the same can’t be said for Game 3, where the Wild were dominated through the second and third periods, resulting in a 5-2 Vegas win and a 2-1 series lead.
Despite having a wealth of grade-A scoring opportunities from top forwards in the first three games and solid defense in Ryan Suter, Matt Dumba and Jared Spurgeon, the Wild have been largely unsuccessful in finding a way to hammer home goals against a 36-year-old Marc Andre-Fleury.