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.

A defensive pinch. A well-timed saucer pass. And Jack Eichel skating freely up the ice. It all added up to the decisive play that swung momentum to the Vegas Golden Knights in a 3-2 Game 6 victory that ended the Wild’s season Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center.

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,