Minnesota Wild compensates in the playoffs - Rossi under pressure!

Minnesota Wild compensates in the playoffs - Rossi under pressure!

St. Paul, USA - On April 23, 2025, the Minnesota Wild won 5-2 in an exciting playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights. This victory in the NHL playoffs compensates for the series to 1-1 in the first round. The next game will take place in St. Paul on Thursday, followed by another duel on Saturday. Minnesota showed a dominant performance in the first third and went through goals from Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello and two by Kirill Kaprisov 4-0 in the lead.

The game could rely on a strong performance by Kirill Kaprizov, who not only scored two goals, but also shines with a total of five points in the series. He is in second place in franchise history with 12 playoff goals, on the same time with Marian Gaborik. Boldy made sure that he became the second player in the team history, who scored three consecutive goals in the playoffs.

rossi in the fourth line

Marco Rossi, the Vorarlberg striker, was moved into the fourth row and played less than ten minutes, whereby he was not involved in the gates and was not shot. Trainer John Hynes hopes for an additional scoring series from this tactics, but has emphasized that Rossi still has to grow in terms of performance, speed and intensity.

on the defensive Filip Gustavsson made 30 Saves and celebrated his third career playoff win. Despite the defeat, the Golden Knights were able to put pressure on the game through goals by Noah Hanifin and Tomas Hertl, but Minnesota was able to secure victory by an Empty-Nette from Kaprizov in the 58th minute.

Playoff story of the Wild

The Minnesota Wild has been playing in the NHL since 2001 and have contested a total of 24 seasons. During this time, the team was in the playoffs 14 times, with the last successful participation in 2025. In the previous team history, the game has neither won a Stanley Cup nor participated in a Stanley Cup final. Her last playoff series won was against the St. Louis Blues in 2015.

Since the game have moved back into the playoffs this season, it remains to be seen whether they can leave the 4 consecutive playoff defeats from 2023 behind. Their previous balance sheet shows that they are in a critical phase of their franchise history and the fans hope for a remarkable farewell to previous years.