LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have moved onto the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Golden Knights finally eliminated the Wild on their third try, earning a 6-2 victory in Game 7.
Mattias Janmark registered his first career hat trick to help the Knights earn the right to take on the Avalanche in the second round. Max Pacioretty made his series debut and snapped a 2-2 tie 7:44 into the second period.
Nic Hague and Zach Whitecloud also scored for Vegas, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves in his 85th playoff victory. Fleury is now three playoff wins shy of tying Billy Smith and Ed Belfour for fourth all-time.
Zach Parise and Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild.
