ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild scored three goals in the first 21:11 and went on to a 5-2 win over the Golden Knights on Friday night at Xcel Energy Center.
Eric Staal, Charlie Coyle and Tyler Ennis staked Minnesota to the 3-0 lead before Erik Haula deflected Colin Miller’s shot for a power-play goal 6:19 into the second period to cut the deficit to 3-1. The goal was Haula’s 20th of the season, and it came against his former team. It was the fifth straight game he has scored.
But the Knights (34-13-4) fell behind 4-1 when Jared Spurgeon scored with 10 seconds left after James Neal’s slashing penalty at 16:08 of the second.