The Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at the Xcel Energy Center. When these two teams faced off in March it was Minnesota that secured the 3-0 victory.
Vegas comes into this game with a 30-18-4 record overall and they are coming off a win in the last game. Vegas scored five goals against Nashville on Tuesday and that was enough to win by four goals. Chandler Stephenson finished with one goal and one assist. Vegas is averaging 3.11 goals while their defense is giving up 2.85 goals per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league while the defense is ranked 12th. Chandler Stephenson has scored 12 goals and added 34 assists.
On the other side of this matchup is the Wild who sit with a 27-18-4 record overall and they have gone 15-8-1 at home. On Monday against the Arizona Coyotes the Wild really struggled and ended up losing 3-2. Jonas Brodin scored a goal but the rest of the team didn’t do enough. Minnesota is averaging 3.04 goals while their defense is giving up 2.84 goals per game. The offense is ranked 20th while the defense is ranked 11th. Kirill Kaprizov has scored 28 goals and added 32 assists.
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