2.) The offense wakes up against a good goaltender
Here's a little background on Filip Gustavsson this season. The Swedish goaltender has provided the Minnesota Wild with stable goaltending with a GAA of 2.44 and a save percentage of .917. Thus, the consensus was the Vegas Golden Knights would struggle against yet another strong netminder.
After all, the Golden Knights mustered one goal against Ilya Sorokin and Igor Shesterkin combined. Granted, a pair of Russian goaltenders can be as tough to beat as Tetris on Level 20. However, there was good reason to be skeptical of a home-team victory, especially with Jack Eichel drinking chicken noodle soup for his illness.
Still, the Golden Knights fired 37 shots against Gustavsson, keeping him on his toes throughout the night. Dorofeyev contributed five shots while Hertl had five shots and Keegan Kolesar had two. Bruce Cassidy's team answered the call against another tough netminder, building more confidence in the attack. In turn, it led to a breakout game where Gustavsson was heavily punished with shots on goal.