Wild-Vegas game preview: Golden Knights stand atop the NHL

Vegas built its record by dominating Western Conference opponents.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 11, 2025 at 11:10PM
Vegas center Jack Eichel has 53 points this season. (David Becker/The Associated Press)

Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

7 p.m. Sunday, T-Mobile Arena

TV; radio: FanDuel Sports Network North; 100.3 FM

Golden Knights update: Vegas reached the halfway point of its season atop the NHL. The 59 points the Golden Knights recorded through 41 games are their second highest in franchise history, behind only the 60 they posted during their inaugural season. They had a rare regulation loss at home Thursday to the Islanders before playing the Rangers on Saturday. Vegas has dominated the Western Conference, going 22-3-2. The Golden Knights have also been impressive in the second half of back-to-backs at 4-1.

Injuries: Wild D Jonas Brodin (lower body), D Brock Faber (upper body), LW Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), LW Jakub Lauko (lower body) and D Jared Spurgeon (lower body) are out. Golden Knights C Nicolas Roy (upper body) is out.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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