Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 behind another stellar special teams performance

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Max Shabanov scored on a power play during a three-goal first period as the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday night behind another strong special teams performance. Matt Boldy and Danila Yurov also scored early for the Wild, who outshot the Golden Knights 23-11 over the first two periods — including 6-1 while short-handed. Rasmus Andersson had a goal in the second and William Karlsson scored midway through the third period to bring Vegas within one, but the Wild defense locked in after that. Joel Eriksson Ek added an empty-netter with 1:22 left. The Wild killed all five penalties against them and are 21 for 22 this season, the best penalty kill rate in the NHL. Their power play also leads the league at 7 for 17. Jesper Wallstedt, who has played all six games in goal for the Wild, made 21 saves. Carter Hart stopped 24 shots for the Golden Knights, who fell behind 3-0 in the first period for the second time in thre