ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals for the second straight game, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.

For a team that was average at best when playing at home in the regular season, the Minnesota Wild gave their fans in St. Paul a quick and noisy refresher course on how much fun you can have in