Wild Claim Game Three 5-2 Over Vegas

(Minnesota News Network- St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild took control of their first round playoff series with a 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Three in St. Paul last night. Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi each scored in the first seven minutes of the game, and the Wild led the rest of the way. Kaprizov had two goals in the victory, while Matt Boldy and Marcus Foligno also lit the lamp. Minnesota is up 2-1 in the best-of-seven set. Game Four is tomorrow at 3 P-M at the Xcel Energy Center. Here is the series schedule with results to date: Game One: Golden Knights 4, Wild 2 (final-Sunday)

Game Two: Wild 5, Golden Knights 2 (final-Tuesday)

Game Three: Wild 5, Golden Knights 2 (final-Thursday)

Game Four: Golden Knights at Wild, 3 P-M (Saturday)

Game Five: Wild at Golden Knights, TBD (Tuesday)

Game Six, (if necessary): Golden Knights at Wild, TBD (Thursday)

Game Seven (if necessary): Wild at Golden Knights, TBD (Saturday, 5/3)

(Photo credit MN Wild @wild)