Wild beat Golden Knights 5-2 to improve to 9-1-1 since Dec. 8

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marcus Johansson had a goal and three assists and the surging Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Monday night.

The Wild are 9-1-1 since Dec. 8. They are third in the Central Division with 54 points.

Matt Boldy, Jared Spurgeon, Brock Faber and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for the Wild. They have scored first in 25 games this season.

Boldy has 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in his last 12 games, while Eriksson Ek has 13 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in his last 11.

Filip Gustavsson improved to 6-0-1 in his last seven starts, stopping 14 shots.

Minnesota outshot Vegas, 27-16.

Both teams were 0 for 2 on the power play.

Vegas goalie Carter Hart allowed five goals on 12 shots before he was pulled as Minnesota opened a 5-0 lead by the 6:56 mark of the second period. Akira Schmid came in for Hart and stopped all 15 shots he faced.

Brayden McNabb and Mark Stone scored for Vegas.

Vegas lost center Tomas Hertl just 2:13 into the game when he was ejected for a game misconduct after being called for a major boarding penalty.

The Knights have lost five of six, including two of three during their four-game homestand. The Golden Knights have been outscored 25-21 during their 1-3-2 slide.

Wild: At San Jose on Wednesday night.

Golden Knights: Hosts Nashville on Wednesday night.

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Minnesota Wild center Vinnie Hinostroza (18) and Vegas Golden Knights left wing Ivan Barbashev (49) collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) celebrates after a goal by Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb against Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Alexander Holtz (26) passes arouind Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) watches the puck travel by during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jake Middleton, left, and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Jeremy Lauzon battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

ATLANTA (AP) — Bijan Robinson had a Falcons-record 93-yard rushing touchdown Monday night, one of two ways he entered their record book in a Monday Night Football win over the Rams.

Robinson took off for the TD with 1:23 remaining in the second quarter. The running back took the ball coast-to-coast directly after Xavier Watts picked off Matthew Stafford at Atlanta's 7-yard line. It was Stafford's second pick of the night.

Warrick Dunn was the Falcons' previous record holder with a 90-yard rushing touchdown against the Giants in October 2006.

The score was the longest of Robinson's professional career. The third-year running back rushed for an 81-yard touchdown in Atlanta's upset of Buffalo in October.

“That was just one of those plays where I had to make a guy miss in the hole, and I was trying to find another crease, and the crease came about, and I was like, ‘Man, I gotta take off,'" Robinson said after the game. “I kept kind of looking back to see if I was free. And I mean, I was free, and we got the touchdown. So that was a really big momentum shift for our team."

Not long into the second half, Robinson added another record by breaking the franchise's record for yards from scrimmage in a single season. He entered with 2,026, 150 behind William Andrews' longstanding record of 2,176 yards, which was set in 1983.

Robinson finished the game with 195 rushing yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. He also caught five passes from Kirk Cousins for 34 yards and a score, bringing his total yardage to 2,225 this season.

“(To get) 2,200 yards from scrimmage this year is outstanding,” Cousins said. “Dalvin Cook had almost 2,000 one year, and I didn't think I'd ever get to see that again. So, you know, what he can do in both the run game and pass game is very unique.”

The two-time Pro Bowler leads the league with 140.9 yards from scrimmage per game this season. He enters a Week 18 matchup against the Saints 284 yards shy of the all-time record (2,509), set by Chris Johnson in 2009.

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Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) carries against the Los Angeles Rams in the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) carries for a long gain against Los Angeles Rams safety Kam Curl (3) in the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (7) carries against Los Angeles Rams linebacker Omar Speights (48) in the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)