Anyone who has spent time in Sin City knows that just a little bad luck can spoil a good time in a hurry. On Sunday, some visitors from Vegas spoiled the fun that the Minnesota wild were having. Victor Olofsson scored a pair of goals as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied to beat the Wild 3-2 in Minnesota’s third game of the past four days. Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist for Vegas, which had lost in Edmonton one day earlier but bounced back quickly. They overcame a pair of goals by Minnesota star Kirill Kaprizov, as the Wild have now lost two of their last three. Vegas — which has now won its last four visits to St. Paul — spoiled the season debut of Minnesota goalie Jesper Wallstedt, who had 24 saves after being an emergency call-up late Saturday. Knights goalie Ilya Samsonov had 20 saves in the victory for Vegas. “I thought it was two teams that played hard. Both teams, I think, are tight checking, competitive on the puck. And, yeah, it was two teams going off back to back, it was not a lot of free ice for either team,” Wild coach John Hynes said, giving props to his young goalie. “I thought he was good. I thought he made some saves. He looked comfortable in the net, which I think is always important, and he, like everyone on the team, I think both teams battled. They were fortunate to get one more than we got.” Minnesota needed just 90 seconds to get the audience invigorated, when Kaprizov scored his 20th of the season following a set-up pass from Mats Zuccarello. With Zuccarello returning from injury this weekend, he and Kaprizov have reestablished their chemistry immediately. “It’s fun…I mean, when those guys are going, it’s exciting,” Wild forward Marcus Foligno said. “It’s good for our team. It’s the way they play. They think so much alike. And it’s a special duo for sure.” But the lead did not last to the midway point of the opening period. The Wild’s struggling penalty kill didn’t allow a goal in the Saturday win, but Vegas needed just seven seconds of man advantage when Olofsson’s seeing-eye shot caught the inside of the far post to even the score. The Wild fell victim to another friendly fire incident in the first period when Ben Jones’ shot at the Vegas net missed wide and struck Foligno in the head. The Vegas goalie immediately waved for officials to stop the play and Foligno was helped off the ice and down the tunnel. He returned a few shifts later, seemingly no worse for wear, and fought Vegas forward Keegan Kolesar before the first period was over. “Well, we got to the finish line with two points. We did in regulation. Made it a little difficult ourselves late with the penalty kill, but I liked our third,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. Vegas took the lead in the second after a costly Wild turnover in the offensive zone. The Knights’ ensuing odd-man rush concluded with Theodore hitting the upper left corner behind Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot. But Kaprizov displayed one of the many tools at his disposal to tie the game by setting down a loose puck and then finding a tiny spot between the post, the crossbar and the Vegas goalie’s shoulder for his 22nd goal of the season, tying him with Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl atop the NHL leaderboard. “Yeah, we’re good friends,” Kaprizov said of his long-time relationship with Samsonov. The two spoke at length after the game outside the Wild locker room. “No, I tell him nothing. We just played with him, same national team, long time together every year. We’re good friends.” Wallstedt, who turned 22 last month, was the Wild’s first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, selected 20th overall. He made his NHL debut last season, going 2-1-0 in three appearances, all of them on the road. He was 5-6-1 for the Iowa Wild this season in a dozen starts. On Saturday, he had been in Rockford, Ill., preparing to start for Iowa when he was rushed by car to Chicago and caught a plane to the Twin Cities for the Sunday NHL start. “The guys were awesome with me and super welcoming. I think I didn’t really even have time to process it,” he said. “I was in the rink for a game less than 24 hours after I knew I was getting called up. So, it was quick, but fun being back and playing. But, obviously, I would have wanted the win.” With the Wild lineup altered due to a variety of injuries, their Sunday line chart featured 11 forwards and seven defenseman, rather than the more traditional 12 and six. Blueliner Travis Dermott, acquired off waivers from Edmonton on Friday, made his Wild debut as the seventh defenseman. “You don’t overthink anything, you just kind of put yourself on and play,” Dermott said. “Everyone here has been super accommodating to get me and make sure I’m feeling like part of the family. It took me maybe a period to get my my feet under me and really feel comfortable out there. I felt like joining in the systems was easier than I thought it would be.” The Wild get a two-day break before hosting the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in a 8:30 p.m. CT start on Wednesday. Related Articles Minnesota Wild | Filip Gustavsson the latest addition to Wild injury report Minnesota Wild | Wild right the ship quickly with matinee win over Philly Minnesota Wild | As penalty kill struggles, Wild encouraged to keep it clean Minnesota Wild | Jake Middleton injury means changes for Wild’s defensive lineup Minnesota Wild | Oilers hit a gusher, romp past Wild