ST. PAUL, Minn. – Ivan Barbashev scored at 17:26 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win against the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

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.