The Vegas Golden Knights are moving onto the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Minnesota Wild, 6-2, in Game 7 on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.
The opening series provided quite a scare for the Knights, who took a 3-1 series lead before the Wild won two straight to even things up and force the decisive contest.
Mattias Janmark netted his first-career hat trick in the victory as the Knights advance to face West Division champion Colorado Avalanche in the second round. Minnesota, meanwhile, fails to advance out of the first round for their fourth consecutive postseason appearance.