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Golden Knights vs Wild Game 3: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch

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April 24, 2025

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On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights will play Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They hosted the first two; now, they’ll be the road team and face off against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.

Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. PST.

On Tuesday, the Wild pulled off a big upset. They scored three times in the first period and took a 4-0 lead before the Golden Knights found the back of the net. The VGK tried to mount a comeback but fell short and lost 5-2.

It’ll be Adin Hill vs Filip Gustavsson again.

Golden Knights Lines

Ivan Barbashev-Jack Eichel-Mark Stone
Brandon Saad-Hertl-Pavel Dorofeyev
Victor Olofsson-William Karlsson-Reilly Smith
Brett Howden-Nic Roy-Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Brayden McNabb-Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin-Alex Pietrangelo
Nic Hague-Zach Whitecloud

Goaltender: Adin Hill

Wild Lines

Kirill Kaprizov-Joel Eriksson Ek-Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson-Frederick Gaudreau-Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Foligno-Ryan Hartman-Gustav Nyquist
Yakov Trenin-Marco Rossi-Justin Brazeau

Defense

Jonas Brodin-Brock Faber
Jacob Middleton-Jared Spurgeon
Zeev Buium-Zach Bogosian

Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson

Golden Knights Game Notes

Tomáš Hertl is the VGK’s leading scorer this series, with two goals and an assist in two games.

Hertl has a three-game goal streak dating back to the regular season.

Noah Hanifin has a three-game active point streak dating back to the regular season.

Brandon Saad has a three-game active point streak dating back to the regular season. He has a goal and four assists over that stretch.

Kirill Kaprizov is Minnesota’s leading scorer this series, with two goals and three assists in two games. Matt Boldy is close behind with three goals and an assist.

The Golden Knights have a Game 3 record of 10-6, while the Wild are 9-7.