Golden Knights look to take series lead in Game 5 vs Wild taken in Las Vegas (Vegas Golden Knights)

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Apr 26, 2025; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Vegas Golden Knights center Ivan Barbashev (49) celebrates with teammates after he puts the puck past Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during 1st OT in game four of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center. Vegas Golden Knights win 4-3.

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Golden Knights look to take series lead in Game 5 vs Wild

By Ryan Teasley

Apr 29, 2025 • 11:56 am

LAS VEGAS -- The Golden Knights are tied 2-2 in their first-round playoff series vs Minnesota as the fifth game of this best-of-seven series continues tonight at 7 pm PT.

The Golden Knights won game 1, taking a 1-0 series lead, then the Wild won game 2 and then game 3, taking a 2-1 series lead.

On Saturday, thanks to Ivan Barbashev's goal in overtime, they are tied again. They look to take a series lead and potentially be one win away from advancing to the second round.

Knights Last Game

Vegas's last game was on Saturday, and it won by a final score of 4-3. Shea Theodore gave the Vegas Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. The Wild would take a 2-1 lead with goals coming from Marco Rossi and Marcus Foligno. Vegas would retake the lead 3-2, with goals coming from Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl. Jared Spurgeon would tie it once again, forcing the overtime period to make it 3-3. Ivan Barbahsev would score what would be the game-winning goal and series-tying goal with the final score being 4-3, and now the series heading into tonight tied, 2-2.

How the Series has gone so far

Game 1: Vegas Golden Knights 4, Minnesota Wild 2
Game 2: Minnesota Wild 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2
Game 3: Minnesota Wild 5, Vegas Golden Knights 2
Game 4: Vegas Golden Knights 4, Minnesota Wild 3

How other Playoff Series look around the NHL

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild (Series tied, 2-2)

Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers (Series tied, 2-2)

Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues (Series tied, 2-2)

Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche (Dallas leads, 3-2)

Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens (Washington leads, 3-1)

Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils (Carolina leads, 3-1)

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators (Toronto leads, 3-1)

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers (Florida leads, 3-1)

Game Notes

The Wild have lost two straight postseason series (2022, 2023) when leading the series 2-1, with 2022 being against the Golden Knights and in 2023, against the Dallas Stars.

When Game 5 of a playoff series has happened at home, Vegas is 5-6 and has a 7-8 record overall.

The Golden Knights have 40 postseason wins when they score three goals or more in a game.