On the road for just one game before starting a five-game homestand, the Vegas Golden Knights were outclassed and outfought by a hungrier Wild team.
Marc-Andre Fleury was left to hang out to dry on far too many occasions, while special teams also killed the Knights in more ways than one.
It was an uphill battle from the first drop of the puck for the Golden Knights who fell behind early in the first period when Joel Eriksson EK picked up his own rebound before firing a shot past the stranded Fleury on the power play.