Last night was, by most accounts, a good game from the Minnesota Wild. There were periods of solid possession in which the Vegas Golden Knights were trapped in their own zone, and even the NBC play-by-play announcer noticed the Wild’s stifling defensive zone coverage.
Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough tonight. Maybe it was bad luck, maybe it was Marc-Andre Fleury, or maybe it just wasn’t our night tonight. The Wild owned 5-on-5 shot attempts, shots on goal, expected goals (Per MoneyPuck.com), they took only two penalties and gave the puck away less than Vegas.