Barbashev Scores In Ot, Golden Knights Beat Wild 4-3 In Game 4 To Even First-round Series

Some puck luck finally went the Vegas Golden Knights' way and they avoided getting pushed to the brink of elimination.

Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime and the Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Game 4 on Saturday to even their first-round playoff series.

Nicolas Roy and Tomas Hertl each had a goal and assist, and Shea Theodore also scored for the Pacific Division champion Golden Knights. Adin Hill made 29 saves.

Late in the extra period, Smith forced a Wild turnover deep in its own zone. Roy's centering attempt that deflected off Wild defenseman Jake Middleton and Barbashev knocked in the loose puck off a scramble in front. It was his first goal of the playoffs after scoring 23 in the regular season.

"It seems like those are the bounces we weren't quite getting the first couple of games. To have some of those go in and get some confidence from it is pretty big going forward," Theodore said.