HOW IT WENT DOWN
Keegan Kolesar put Vegas up 1-0 when he tipped in Ben Hutton's shot halfway through the first period. Brandon Duhaime then tied the game at 1-1 for Minnesota early in the middle frame. The Wild then took a 2-1 lead when John Klingberg netted a power-play goal. With less than five minutes remaining in the period, Dorofeyev scored to tie things up at 2-2. Then, with less than one minute to go in the period, Matt Boldy put Minnesota back ahead, 3-2. In the final minute of the third, Dorofeyev scored his second goal of the game to send it to overtime. After the teams traded goals for four rounds, Reilly Smith scored to secure the extra point for Vegas in the 4-3 win.
TOP PERFORMERS
Pavel Dorofeyev:Dorofeyev had the first two-goal game of his career, plus a goal in the shootout.
Reilly Smith: Smith won it for Vegas in the shootout in his return to the lineup.
William Karlsson: Karlsson had two assists on the night.
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LOOKING AHEAD
Vegas takes flight to play the second of a back-to-back against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena. Tune in on ESPN and FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.
