ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals for the second straight game, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.

The Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Thursday, April 24.

During the regular season, Vegas’ top line of Jack Eichel centering Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev combined to produce 70 goals and 142 assists while amassing 475 shots on goal for a Vegas Golden Knights team that won the Pacific Division and earned the No.