Read the reports of the games played on Monday in the NHL.
Pavel Dorofeyev leads the Wild to defeat
Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice, including the game-tying 34.2 seconds in regulation, as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in a shootout on Monday.
Dorofeyev also scored one of three goals for his side during the shootout.
Keegan Kolesar scored in regulation, while Jack Eichel and Reilly Smith netted the other Golden Knights in the shootout. Laurent Brossoit repelled 30 shots.
Matthew Boldy had a goal and an assist, hitting 30 goals in his first full NHL season with the Wild. Brandon Duhaime and John Klingberg also scored. Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, which would have secured playoff berth with a win.
Frédérick Gaudreau and Joel Eriksson Ek scored in the shootout for the Wild.
Dorofeyev’s first goal came in the second period, before Boldy’s in the bottom of the 20.
With Brossoit on the bench in favor of an extra forward, the Golden Knights trailing 3-2, Dorofeyev took advantage of a loose puck in front of Gustavsson’s net to force overtime.
Brian Hall, Associated Press
The Stars win against the Predators and Robertson enters the history of the club
PHOTO TONY GUTIERREZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jason Robertson (21) of the Stars
Jason Robertson had a power-play goal and three assists as the Stars clinched a playoff berth with their 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.
Joe Pavelski added an assist while Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots in his first game in more than six weeks after being sidelined with a lower-body injury.
Robertson hit 100 points — then 101 — in his first home game since setting the Stars single-season points record two games earlier.
The Stars will make the playoffs for the fourth time in five years, with their third coach in that span. The Stars have 98 points with five games remaining.
The Stars lost in the first round of the playoffs in seven games to the Calgary Flames last season under Rick Bowness, who was their interim coach when they made it to the Finals in the 2019-20 season affected by the crisis. pandemic.
The Stars reached the second round of the 2019 playoffs under coach Jim Montgomery.
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press