Rossi shines: Minnesota Wild turns Playoff series against Vegas!

Rossi shines: Minnesota Wild turns Playoff series against Vegas!

Saint Paul, USA - The Minnesota Wild lead 2-1 against the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. On Thursday (local time), Minnesota celebrated a clear 5: 2 in the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. A special highlight of the game was Marco Rossi's first playoff goal, who also achieved an assist. Kirill Kaprizov put the game in the lead in the 4. minute with an overpaid goal, followed by Rossi's goal in the 7th minute, which increased the lead to 2-0.

The Golden Knights, who had gone to the playoffs with a strong offensive, were initially able to shorten to 1: 2 by Alex Pietrangelo in the 11th minute. But the game continued to dominate the game. In the second section, Matthew Boldy met again in the 32nd minute and Kaprizov in the 40 minute (again in the power play) and increased to 4: 1. Rossi played a crucial role in Kaprizov's second goal.

Development of the series

Reilly Smith scored the 2: 4 (Shorthanded) for Vegas in the 52nd minute, but Marcus Foligno secured the clear victory for Minnesota in the 59th minute with the Empty Net goal. The achievements of Vegas ’Topr series, consisting of Jack Eichel, Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev, remain behind the expectations. In the first two games in the series, they did not achieve a single point and had a minus 7 record (plus/minus). It didn't go any better in the third game: Eichel and Stone were each with minus-2 and acorn 3 shots at the center of the negative performance.

The deficit in the series and the disillusionment about the performance of the key players raise questions. Brock Faber, defender of the game, said that the team had developed a clear strategy to curb the star players of Vegas. This was particularly evident in the crucial moments of the third game when Wild-Goalie Filip Gustavsson made important saves against Eichel and Tomas Hertl.

historical context of the Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild have been represented in the NHL continuously since its foundation in 2001 and have played 24 seasons since then. This is her last season as you compete in the 2025 playoffs. Overall, the game could reach the playoffs 14 times, with their last successful series in 2015 against the St. Louis Blues.

Despite their repeated participation, the Minnesota Wild have never reached the Stanley Cup final or won a Stanley Cup. Her greatest success was in 2003 when they left the Conference Finals. The last participation in the Playoffs before was in 2024, where they lost in the first round against the Dallas Stars.

The next game of the Series against the Golden Knights is in Saint Paul on Saturday and will be crucial for both teams.

For more information about the Minnesota Wild and the current situation in the playoffs, see [Laola1] (https://www.laola1.at/de/Red/wintersport/eishockey/Playoffs/nhl-first-play-Play-Fuer-rossi ---wild-playoff-serie/), Star) Tribune] (https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-wild-vegas-golden-knights-game-3-takeay-xcel-energy-center/601335509) and Champs or Chumps.