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National Hockey League
Minnesota 3, Vegas 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, March 29, 2019
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Kory Nagy
Attendance: 18492

Eric Staal had a goal and an assist, and Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves as the Minnesota Wild held on to edge the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday night in Las Vegas.

Despite sustaining a fourth consecutive loss, Vegas still clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth by virtue of Colorado's 3-2 shootout victory over the Arizona Coyotes.

Kevin Fiala and Greg Pateryn also scored goals for Minnesota, which remained four points behind the Avalanche for the second Western Conference wild-card spot with four games remaining for both teams. Las Vegas-raised Jason Zucker added two assists as the Wild improved to 5-0-1 all-time against the Golden Knights.

Dubnyk, playing in his 65th game, a league high among goalies, hit the 30-win mark for the fourth straight season while improving to 4-0-1 all-time against the Golden Knights.

Paul Stastny scored both goals for Vegas while Malcolm Subban finished with 29 saves to lose for just the second time (13-2-1) in his career at T-Mobile Arena.

Pateryn gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at the 2:12 mark of the first period with his first goal of the season. He fired a shot behind the goal line in the right corner that hit Subban's right leg and then caromed in.

The Wild made it 2-0 just before the end of the period on a power-play goal. Staal deflected a Zucker wrist shot from the top of the slot over Subban's left shoulder for his 22nd of the season.

Minnesota increased its lead to 3-0 midway through the second period with another power-play tally, this one by Fiala on a rebound, his 13th.

Stastny put Vegas on the board with two minutes to go in the period, tapping in a rebound of Shea Theodore shot into an open right side of the net.

Vegas then closed within 3-2 midway through the third period on Stastny's second goal of the game. The Golden Knights center slapped a long crossing pass from Max Pacioretty into the left side of the net for his 13th goal of the season.

Vegas pulled Subban with 2:05 to go, and Dubnyk stopped Stastny point blank on a potential game-tying rebound try with five seconds left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Vegas
Eric Staal 2 Points Paul Stastny 2
Eric Staal 1 Goals Paul Stastny 2
Jason Zucker 2 Assists Colin Miller 1
Eric Staal 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Devan Dubnyk .946 Save Percentage Malcolm Subban .906
Devan Dubnyk 35 Saves Malcolm Subban 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 32 3 2-4 2-2 4 27
Vegas 37 2 0-2 2-4 8 25
Upcoming Games
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .535 after a win and .543 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Arizona. The Wild have a W/L % of .486 after a win and .442 after a loss.