Minnesota at Vegas

Game 1 was a dogfight with Minnesota trailing 3-2 in the final minute. They out-hit Vegas 54-29, and had a 39-26 faceoff advantage. You need defense in the playoffs, especially on the road, and Minnesota is 15th in goals given up and fifth in save percentage behind goaltender Filip Gustavsson (2.56 goals against average). Minnesota went 23-13-5 on the road this season. Offensive star Kirill Kaprizov is back in the lineup after an injury and the team's winning percentage is 60% with him. Vegas is 26th in the league in penalty killing and has lost two of its last five home contests as favorites of -160 and -142. Minnesota is 3-5 in its last eight as an underdog of +170 or higher, winning at Colorado (3-1) at +200, at Carolina (4-0) at +185, and at Dallas (3-2) at +170. Play Minnesota.