Zach Parise, Kyle Rau likely to play for Wild in Game 4 vs. Golden Knights The Wild appears to be making two lineup changes ahead of Game 4, with Zach Parise and Kyle Rau likely to jump into the lineup. May 22, 2021 11:26am Text size Copy shortlink:
Zach Parise is likely to make his first appearance of these playoffs for the Wild in Game 4 against the Golden Knights on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.
Coach Dean Evason didn t confirm what lineup changes the team will make, saying the team had a couple of game-time decisions, but Parise appears to be back – leaving the Wild s optional morning skate at a normal time instead of working out late. Parise has been a healthy scratch for the first three games of the series, along with three of the final four games of the regular season.
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LAS VEGAS – The Wild didn t win Game 1 until overtime, when Joel Eriksson Ek scored early in the extra session, but the team could have lost the game in the first period.
Vegas had the early edge, outshooting the Wild 19-5, and although the Wild survived the onslaught, the team is eyeing a better debut in Game 2 on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena when it has the chance to go up 2-0 in the best-of-seven, first-round series.
Road teams that go up 2-0 are 80-20 all-time in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Wild hasn t won a Game 2 since April 11, 2008, vs. Colorado.
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An enjoyable result but funky process.
That s how Wild coach Dean Evason reflected on the 6-5 come-from-behind thriller the Wild orchestrated Monday night at Xcel Energy Center, stunning the Golden Knights with two goals in 26 seconds in the final minutes of the third period to snatch away victory.
In the rematch on Wednesday, Evason would like to see a tighter showing from the Wild. I know we do not want to get into a track meet, back and forth, he said That s not the way we play the game. We ve got some correcting and have done some correcting. Hopefully, we can play a more sound hockey game.
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Two losses last week weren t the only reason why the Wild hasn t been able to climb out of third place in the West Division.
The teams the Wild is chasing have been winning lately to stay ahead, especially the Golden Knights, but the Wild can slow down that momentum Monday when it hosts first-place Vegas at Xcel Energy Center. They re a good team, coach Dean Evason said. We think we re a good team. They play the game hard. They play right, no different than the team we just played. It could go either way most nights.
Cam Talbot will be back in net for the Wild after backing up Kaapo Kahkonen on Saturday when the Wild rallied for a 4-3 overtime win against the Blues. Talbot is 2-1-1 this season vs. Vegas, and one of those wins was one of his best performances of the season – a 35-save effort in a 3-2 shootout win on April 1.