Keeping up with the skill, speed and strength of the Vegas Golden Knights has been every bit the challenge that was expected for the Minnesota Wild. “It’s kind of like his baseline now,” Wild defenseman Ian Cole said after Talbot made 38 saves in their 3-2 victory in Game 5 of the best-of-seven first round series. The Wild had only 14 shots on goal and were badly outplayed over the final two periods, but Talbot took care of the rest. We were doing everything we could, putting everything we could in front of the puck,“ Talbot said. “But it’s just so efficient and so calm.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...___More AP NHL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Source: thestar May 25, 2021 21:56 UTC