The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas defended home ice in a tight, defensive game, which is the style they want to play. Tomas Hertl opened the scoring,

Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy sent a message ahead of the playoff opener against the Minnesota Wild.

LAS VEGAS -- The Vegas Golden Knights will look to continue trending in the right direction in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round against the Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET; FDSNNO, SCRIPPS, ESPN, SNE, SN360, TVAS) after they were challenged by coach Bruce Cassidy to get "hungry" and "competitive."