Marchessault scored an empty-net goal after the Wild pulled goalie Filip Gustavsson for an extra attacker. The move forfeited Minnesota’s additional point gained by reaching overtime.
Michael Amadio also scored, and Logan Thompson made 32 saves for Vegas (41-25-8), which is 5-0-1 in its past six.
Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota (35-29-9), which is 2-1-2 in the past five games. Gustavsson made 29 saves.
Kaprizov gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 16:44 of the second period with a power-play goal. He took a return pass from Matt Boldy and beat Thompson with a snap shot in the slot.
The goal came after Vegas forward Jack Eichel was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for spearing Kaprizov at 14:03.
Amadio tied it 1-1 at 13:43 of the third period. Chandler Stephenson took a stretch pass from Alec Martinez at the blue line, skated into the offensive zone and fed a trailing Amadio for a one-timer in the slot.
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