2025 NHL Playoffs: Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights first-round series odds

The Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights have traded wins through the first five games of their first-round series in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Knights won Game 1 by a 4-2 score at home before the Wild won 5-2 in Game 2. The Wild also won Game 3 by a 5-2 score, this time on home ice.

Vegas won consecutive games in the series in Game 4 and Game 5, winning 4-3 and 3-2, respectively, with both games requiring OT.

Minnesota has gotten a huge boost from the return of Kirill Kaprizov, who missed all but seven regular-season games in 2025 after his hot start before the new year. He leads his team with nine points, split between five goals and four assists.

Vegas, meanwhile, doesn't have anyone with more than five points in the series. Tomas Hertl leads the team with nine points, 16 players have notched at least one point, and 13 have at least two in the series.

Ahead of Game 6 in the back-and-forth first-round playoff matchup between Vegas and Minnesota, let's look at the updated series odds.

Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights first-round series odds

Golden Knights lead series 3-2

To Win Series - After Game 5

MIN Wild	+525
VGS Golden Knights	-750

Prior to the series, the Golden Knights were favorites (-230) to advance over the underdog Wild (+190).

Series Correct Score - After Game 5

Series Score	MIN Wild to win	VGS Golden Knights to win
4-2	-	-165
4-3	+525	+240

Prior to the series, Golden Knights to win 4-1 (+325) and Golden Knights to win 4-3 (+375) were the outcomes with the shortest odds.

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.