Before the puck drops, it's time to brush up on the stats the came out of the back-and-forth regular-season series between two of the top teams in the Honda West Division.
3- Vegas picked up three wins against the Wild during the regular season. That was the lowest win total for the Golden Knights in head-to-head series in 2020-21.
5- Mark Stone registered five assists on March 1 against the Wild at T-Mobile Arena.
6- Three different players posted six points for Vegas against Minnesota this year in Alex Tuch (3G, 3A), William Karlsson (2G, 4A) and Chandler Stephenson (2G, 4A).
6-Six of the eight games between Vegas and Minnesota during the regular season were decided by just one goal.
8- Kirill Kaprizov had a team-high eight points (6G, 2A) against the Golden Knights in eight regular season contests.
10- Stone led the Golden Knights in scoring against Minnesota with 10 points (2G, 8A) during the season series.
17.6-Minnesota's power play had a 17.6 percent efficiency rate through 56 games.
17.8- Vegas' power play operated at 17.8 percent in the regular season.
21- The Wild had a +21-goal differential this year.
28.3-Minnesota averaged 28.3 shots on goal per game during the regular season.
67- The Golden Knights had the NHL's best goal differential with a +67 rating.
80.8- The Wild penalty kill clicked at 80.8 percent this season.
86.8- The Golden Knights posted a league-best 86.8 percent clip on the penalty kill in the regular season.
