Marcus Johansson (4 points), Wild cruise past skidding Knights

Marcus Johansson had a goal and three assists as the Minnesota Wild jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first 27 minutes and then cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Las Vegas.

It was the second four-point game of Johansson's career and first since March 28, 2017, when he did it with the Washington Capitals against the Wild. Matt Boldy, Jared Spurgeon and Joel Eriksson Ek each had a goal and an assist, Jonas Brodin had two assists and Brock Faber also scored for Minnesota...