The Wild also promoted rookie Liam Ohgren, who made his NHL debut at Vegas last season, from the minor-league practice to the big club. Ohgren, 21, had five points in 24 games with the Wild this season and had 19 goals and 37 points in 41 games for Iowa, including nine goals and 21 points in his final 19 games.

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

The ending was abrupt, like the cable going out during a movie’s pivotal scene. The lump-in-your-throat nervousness that filled Xcel Energy Center for three-plus hours Saturday afternoon gave way to stunned silence.