Jack Echhel was one of the three Vegas players for a target and a assistance, and Golden Nights won 3–2 over Minnesota Wild, so that St. Paul, Mines the first series of his Western conference on Thursday night.
Sheya Theodore and Mark Stone also ended with a goal and a support for Vegas, winning the best seven series in six matches. Breeden Mainab received a pair of assistance.
Golden Nights reached the semi -finals for the second time in three sessions. He won the Stanley Cup title in 2023, but was out of the first round in the last season.
Ryan Hartman scored both goals for Minnesota, which has not won the playoff series since the 2014-15 season.
Vegas -goalkeeper Edin Hill stopped 29 out of 31 shots to win.
Wild Goltender Philippe Gustavasana made 20 savings on 23 shots.
Vegas opened the scoring at Power Play 3:30 in the first period. Theodore handled the puck in a high slot and ripped a wrist shot through traffic and behind the net.
The sequence marked Theodore’s second goal in the last three matches of the series. The 29 -year -old defenseman ended with seven goals in 67 matches during a regular season.
Wildman also took out Hartman’s target with less than four seconds. Marcus Follingo cooked with boards and killed Hartman with a pass, who fired one-time from the high slot.
Eichel placed Golden Nights back on top 2–1, with 3:48 remaining in the second. He moved towards the net on a breakway and turned to his forehand for a shot in the rear of Gustavason’s glove side.
Vegas made it 3–1 with 3:58 in the third. The stone was standing near the front of the crease and batted with a press and in the net.
After thirty-one seconds, Jungle responded to trim the deficit losses 3–2. Hartman recorded his second goal of the game as he came from behind the net and filled the puck on the goal line.
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