The Minnesota Wild will travel to Las Vegas to take on the Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round on Sunday night. Minnesota will look to get past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

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SUMMERLIN, Nevada -- Zeev Buium will make his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Center on Sunday (10 p.m. ET; ESPN, FDSNNO, SCRIPPS, SN360, SN, TVAS).