The Golden Knights advanced to the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 victory in Game 6 of the first round against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center. Here is what some Golden Knights players and Head Coach Bruce Cassidy had to say following the series-clinching win.

Facing elimination in Game 6 of their first-round series with Vegas, the Wild were unable to play with a lead — which was critical in these half-dozen games — and fell 3-2 on Thursday, with the Golden Knights claiming the series 4-2.

After five quiet games to start the first round, the Vegas Golden Knights’ captain broke through with a great performance in Thursday night’s Game 6 to eliminate the Minnesota Wild. He scored the eventual game-winning — and series-clinching — goal,