The first time you see a guy, you spend a lot of time – like hours and hours – to figure out what’s his game and his stats and his tendencies and stuff,” said Wild goalie coach Freddie

Minnesota arrived hurting but determined, but eventually NHL-leading Vegas pulled away even without Jack Eichel.

Hill is 4-2-0 in his last six starts, with a 2.02 GAA and a .916 save percentage. Overall, the netminder is 17-7-2 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.60 GAA and a .903 save percentage over 26 appearances. The Wild are tied for 16th in NHL scoring, averaging 3.00 goals per game in 2024-25.

Fleury won 117 games as a Golden Knight over four seasons, guiding Vegas to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural campaign in paving the way for the city to fall in love with the new franchise

Pavel Dorofeyev had two power-play goals and added an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights broke open a tie game with three third-period goals to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Sunday night.

Keegan Kolesar, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Knights in the third period, as Vegas broke out of its recent scoring slump and beat the Wild for the second time this season.

Adin Hill made 15 saves ... on the video board at the first timeout and in the final minutes. Wild: After taking a 1-0 lead, Minnesota was not able to capitalize on the lead.

Adin Hill made 15 saves ... on the video board at the first timeout and in the final minutes. Wild: After taking a 1-0 lead, Minnesota was not able to capitalize on the lead.