Victor Olofsson scored his second goal of the game early in the third period as the Vegas Golden Knights pulled out a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening.
Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist for Vegas, which had lost in Edmonton one day earlier but bounced back quickly. They overcame a pair of goals by Minnesota star Kirill Kaprizov, as the Wild have now lost two of their last three.
Vegas — which has now won in its last four visits to St. Paul — spoiled the season debut of Minnesota goalie Jesper Wallstedt, who had 24 saves after being an emergency call-up late Saturday. Knights goalie Ilya Samsonov had 21 saves in the victory for Vegas.
Kaprizov scored 90 seconds into the game, and again in the second period, for his third and fourth goals of the weekend, moving him into a tie atop the NHL’s goal-scoring leaderboard with Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl.
Wallstedt, who turned 22 last month, was the Wild’s first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, selected 20th overall. He made his NHL debut last season, going 2-1-0 in three appearances, all of them on the road. He was 5-6-1 for the Iowa Wild this season in a dozen starts.
With the Wild lineup altered due to a variety of injuries, their Sunday line chart featured 11 forwards and seven defenseman, rather than the more traditional 12 and six. Blueliner Travis Dermott, acquired off waivers from Edmonton on Friday, made his Wild debut as the seventh defenseman.
After playing three games in four days, the Wild get a two-day break before hosting the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in a 8:30 p.m. CT start on Wednesday.
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