Minnesota Wild eliminated from playoffs after Game 6 loss to Golden Knights

Wild coach John Hynes reacts after Stanley Cup Playoff exit [RAW]

Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes spoke with reporters after Thursday night's Game 6 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, which eliminated the Wild from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota Wild’s season is over after a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center.

The Golden Knights won the series 4-2, and advance to the Western Conference Semifinals. The Wild’s season ends without moving on in the playoffs for the 11th straight time. They haven’t won a playoff series in a decade.

Marcus Foligno reacts after Wild eliminated from playoffs [RAW]

The Wild's season is over after a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild lost the best-of-seven series 4-2. Wild winger Marcus Foligno spoke with reporters from the locker room after the game.

The big play

What happened:

With the Golden Knights already up 2-1 in the third period, Mark Stone scored at the 16:02 mark, tipping a deflected puck in mid-air for a goal and a 3-1 Vegas lead. Ryan Hartman got the Wild within 3-2, scoring on assists from Marcus Johansson and Jake Middleton. Hartman scored both goals for the Wild Thursday night.

The Wild pulled Filip Gustavsson with two minutes to play, trying to get the tying goal to force overtime, but couldn’t get anything on net.

The series turns in Game 5

The backstory:

The series turned near the end of Game 5, when Hartman had a potential game-winning goal with 1:15 to play wiped out after a review and a Vegas challenge as Gustav Nyquist entered the offensive zone offside.

The Wild was seemingly inches and 75 seconds away from taking a 3-2 series lead back to St. Paul Thursday night, but instead lost in overtime.