The Vegas Golden Knights are vying for a seventh straight win, and so is Wild goalie Kaapo Kahkonen.
He'll be in net Monday when these two teams face off at Xcel Energy Center, the first of five in a row at home for the Wild.
Kahkonen has stopped 152 of 162 shots during his win streak, which is the franchise record for the longest win streak by a rookie goalie. He didn't play either of the games last week against Vegas. The Wild fell 5-4 in overtime in the first meeting last Monday before getting tripped up 5-1 in the rematch on Wednesday.
"It's a challenge for us because they do have so many options and weapons," coach Dean Evason said about the Golden Knights. "You definitely have to be aware when any given line's out there, and their defense – as we want our defense to jump in the play – their defense does as well as anybody.
"In the two games we saw against them there, their goaltender was great. They present, clearly, a lot of challenges."
In front of Kahkonen, the Wild will make one other lineup change – getting Carson Soucy back on the blue line in place of Brad Hunt.
Forwards Ryan Hartman (lower-body injury) and Marcus Johansson (upper-body injury) remain sidelined, but both players skated Monday morning before the rest of the group.
"They are progressing," Evason said.
