Minnesota also takes the lead thanks to Rossi's first playoff goal

Thanks in part to Marco Rossi's first playoff goal, the Minnesota Wild took the lead in the series against the Vegas Golden Knights. The team from St. Paul won 5-2 at home on Thursday (local time) and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Rossi, who was back on the fourth line, scored the 2-0 goal in the seventh minute. The Vorarlberg native later added an assist on Kirill Kaprisow's power-play goal to make it 4-1.