Wild players Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, Filip Gustavsson, Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman and Brock Faber react after a ...

The Wild are deservedly in the driver's seat, holding a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Coach John Hynes hinted that he might want to "give a player a break" given the quick turnaround between the next two games.

There are storylines aplenty across every NHL Playoff series, and will be as we get closer to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Golden Knights' starter, Adin Hill, stopped 18 of 20 shots on goal. Wild starter Filip Gustavsson was shakier in his crease, allowing three goals (plus an empty-netter) on 27 shots.

That's more than fine with Filip Gustavsson. While the Wild struggled to score and stay on track for the NHL playoffs during extended injury absences for star left wing Kirill Kaprizov and first ...