Golden Knights Tie Series 2-2 with OT Win Over Wild

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime during Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, evening the series at 2-2. Ivan Barbashev scored the game-winning goal at 17:26 of overtime, marking his first career playoff overtime winner, after Reilly Smith initiated the play with a key puck recovery. Vegas opened the scoring with Shea Theodore's power-play goal, but Minnesota responded with goals from Marco Rossi and Marcus Foligno to lead 2-1 after two periods. The Golden Knights rallied in the third with goals from Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl, but Jared Spurgeon quickly tied the game for the Wild, sending it to overtime. Adin Hill made 29 saves for Vegas, while Filip Gustavsson stopped 42 shots for Minnesota. The series continues with Game 5 in Las Vegas, followed by Game 6 in Minnesota.