The Minnesota Wild (28-18-5) beat the visiting Las Vegas Golden Knights (34-13-4) 5-2 Friday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The win nudges the Wild back into the second wild card spot in the Western Conference.

Scoring for Minnesota came from Charlie Coyle (6), Tyler Ennis (7), Jared Spurgeon (7), and a pair from Eric Staal (21 & 22). Goaltender Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 of the Golden Knights 24 shots.

Former Wild Erik Haula scored for Las Vegas in the second period.

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A win tonight in Dallas would leapfrog the Wild over the Stars into the first wild card spot in the conference. The puck drops at 7 PM CT (TV: Fox Sports North, Radio: 1240 WJON).

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