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.

Stone scored what would turn out to be the game-winner with 3:58 left when he smacked Brayden McNabb's pass from mid-air past Minnesota netminder Filip Gustavsson. "Our top guys were a lot more productive and impactful than the first three games," coach Bruce Cassidy said. "That’s probably the biggest story right there.