Golden Knights vs. Wild Recap: Fast Start, Hughes and Boldy Cash

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday, and they built it with three goals in a 5:07 stretch of the 1st period. Matt Boldy scored at 11:50, Maxim Shabanov added a power-play goal at 14:32 and Danila Yurov made it 3-0 at 16:57. Vegas answered with Rasmus Andersson at 2:37 of the 2nd and William Karlsson at 9:25 of the 3rd to get within one, but Joel Eriksson Ek put it away with an empty-netter at 18:38 of the 3rd. Minnesota outshot Vegas 28-23. Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves on 23 shots, and Carter Hart made 24 saves on 27. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

Quinn Hughes 1+ points (-190 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Hughes had a point in all 5 games for Minnesota, with an assist in each, on 25-32 minutes a night, and 9 of his last 10. Wallstedt and Hart were the projected starters, and both started. - What happened: 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 shots on goal in 22:36. He was done by the 14:32 mark of the 1st: the secondary assist on Boldy's goal at 11:50 and the lone assist on Shabanov's power-play goal at 14:32. Two points on a 1+ line is 1.5 over. - Worth watching: Hughes cashed even with fewer minutes than the range in our read and only 0:17 of power-play time, since Minnesota had one power play. When he is involved in the first wave of offense, the 1+ points line can be settled early.

Matt Boldy 3+ shots on goal (-190 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Boldy came in with 23 shots in 5 games, 4.6 a game, with 3+ in all 5 this season and 8 of his last 10. Wallstedt was confirmed for Minnesota. - What happened: 1 goal, 0 assists, 3 shots on goal in 19:34, plus a +2. He cleared the 3+ line with exactly three, 0.5 to spare, and one of them was the wrist shot that opened the scoring at 11:50 of the 1st. - Worth watching: Three shots was the low end of his early-season range, and the margin was thin. The volume profile still holds, but at prices near -190 it is worth checking the number before you take it.

How the game played out

The 1st period decided it. Minnesota scored three times before the 17-minute mark, and Vegas spent the rest of the night chasing. The Wild penalty kill was the other story: Vegas had 5 power plays and scored on none of them, while Minnesota scored on its only one. Hart was off for the final stretch before Eriksson Ek's empty-net goal.

Trends to watch

• Vegas drew 5 power plays and came away empty. Minnesota's penalty kill held a team that pushed back late.
• Hughes played 22:36 with almost no power-play time and still had two points. His even-strength involvement is the base of his points props.
• Wallstedt saw 23 shots and allowed 2. A lighter workload like that keeps saves overs harder to clear when Minnesota controls play.

Stats are from the ESPN box score. Catch the rest of the night on the NHL hub and in the NHL recaps. Want to know what a price like -190 really asks of you? Read up on implied probability.