Q&A: NHL Network analyst Brian Lawton previews Wild-Golden Knights series
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Game 1 of the best-of-7 Wild-Golden Knights series is Sunday at 2 p.m. in Las Vegas.
We caught up with NHL Network analyst Brian Lawton for a breakdown.
***Click the video box above to watch our conversation with Lawton***
Minnesota is 10-5-1 all-time against Vegas, including a 4-3-1 stretch during this 56-game regular season. Vegas blew third-period leads on April 3, a 2-1 loss at Vegas, and May 3; a 6-5 loss that saw the Wild score three times in the third.
The Wild rank 12th on the penalty kill (80.8 percent), 24th on the power play (17.6 percent), but sixth since the beginning of March (23.5 percent).
NHL Network analyst and former Tampa general manager Brian Lawton talks with KSTP Sports, via Zoom.[Zoom/Darren Wolfson]
The Wild and Golden Knights tied for the second-most home wins with 21. The Wild were 14-11-3 on the road.
The next game of the series will be Tuesday night, at 9 p.m. before the series shifts to St. Paul for games on Thursday and Saturday nights. If the series goes past four games, next Monday, Wednesday and Friday would be the next games for the Wild, although timing and broadcast information will not be set for those dates until necessary.