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.

Backs against the wall, the Golden Knights and Oilers showed exactly why they’ve been frequent fliers past the first round — and why the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings were first-round fodder once again.

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29), Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague (14) and Edmonton Oilers right wing Vasily Podkolzin (92) vie for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) AP