In St. Paul, the 28-year-old recorded his first point of the series and put nine shots on net. Eichel turned a corner against the Wild’s defense in those games and he needs to rip more pucks on net in Game 5 with Vegas back at home.

The Minnesota Wild and the Vegas Golden Knights meet in Game 5 of a best-of-7, first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Tuesday.

The second period has become the most critical one in the opening round series between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights.