Postgame Hat Trick: Golden Knights 5, Wild 4 (OT)

Wild.com's Dan Myers gives three takeaways from the Wild's 5-4 overtime loss against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday night:

1. Wrong side of the rally.
After an entertaining second period that saw the Wild build a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes, it appeared Minnesota would run its win streak to seven games and take over first place in the West Division.
But Vegas is a good team, and they showed it in the third stanza, rallying from a pair down and scoring the tying goal with 41 seconds remaining to force overtime.
Once there, the Golden Knights won the faceoff and had a bulk of the possession time, scoring the winning goal on Max Pacioretty's second tally of the night, on Mark Stone's fifth assist of the game.
It was the first time this season Minnesota lost in overtime and the first time it had allowed a goal with the extra attacker in the waning moments of regulation.
The good news? The Wild earned a point for its efforts and its winning streak is still an active points streak (6-0-1).
2. The Moose got loose.
It was quite the game for Wild forward Marcus Foligno. Known for his sandpaper and toughness, Foligno showed his offensive side during the second period, scoring two goals and assisting on another as Minnesota put the puck past NHL goals-against average and save percentage leader Marc-Andre Fleury four times in the middle frame.
Foligno's goal couldn't have been more different.

His first came from his backside as a Jonas Brodin shot deflected past Fleury off his knee. The second was all Foligno, as he cruised in on a 2-on-1 and sniped one bar down.
He also assisted on Nick Bonino's goal in the second, a goal (like his first of the game) that wouldn't have been possible without an aggressive forecheck that forced a pair of Vegas turnovers in the Wild's offensive zone.

Foligno is now up to six goals in 17 games played, more than halfway to the 11 he scored in 59 games last season and almost halfway to his career high of 13 he scored in his final season with Buffalo in 2016-17.
3. All even.
Minnesota's power play has struggled all season and will need to improve if the Wild wants to go where it wants to. But for now, it is cruising at 5-on-5.
While Vegas scored both of its second-period goals with the man advantage, Minnesota chose to do its damage at even strength.

Since returning from its two-week COVID-19 hiatus on Feb. 16, the Wild has scored 25 goals at 5-on-5, more than any other team in the NHL. Minnesota's record during that stretch is 6-1-1.