LAS VEGAS — Mattias Janmark notched his first career hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 6-2 win in Game 7 of their opening-round series.
It marked the first time the Golden Knights hosted a Game 7 after losing in San Jose in 2018 and defeating Vancouver in Edmonton last year.
It was also the first time Vegas clinched a playoff series at home.
Nic Hague, Max Pacioretty and Zach Whitecloud also scored for Vegas.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves to earn his 85th playoff victory in front of an announced crowd of 12,156.
Zach Parise and Kirill Kaprizov scored for the Wild.
