The Pacific Division champion Golden Knights downed the wild-card Minnesota Wild 3-2 to take a 1-0 lead in the teams’ best-of-seven first-round series.

The Golden Knights, under coach Bruce Cassidy, know how to start a playoff series. Left wing Brett Howden scored twice to lead the Knights to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com previews the Western Conference First Round between the Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild.