Golden Knights, Wild Set for Stanley Cup Playoff Series

The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking their second postseason meeting since 2021. Vegas, who finished first in the Pacific Division, holds home-ice advantage and swept Minnesota in all three regular season matchups, although the Wild were missing key player Kirill Kaprizov in two of those games. Minnesota secured the first wild card spot after a dramatic overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks, with Matt Boldy scoring the game-winner and Marc-Andre Fleury, who will retire after this season, recording the victory in relief. The Golden Knights are led offensively by Jack Eichel, while the Wild will rely on Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi, and the recently returned Kaprizov to spark their attack. Goaltending for Vegas will feature Adin Hill and Ilya Samsonov, while Minnesota will look to Filip Gustavsson and veteran Fleury. This series provides a rematch of their closely contested 2021 first-round clash, which Vegas won in seven games.