Vegas Golden Knights 3, Minnesota Wild 2: final score and stats
Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights 3 to Minnesota Wild 2, on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights.
NHLSunday, December 15, 2024
DateDec 15, 2024
Start time6:00 PM ET
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
TVNHL Net
Attendance18,771
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Vegas Golden KnightsMinnesota Wild
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
20-8-3Record20-7-4
2nd in Pacific DivisionStanding1st in Central Division
6-4Road record / home record5-2
LWWWWLast 5WWWLW
L1StreakW3
Team stats
Vegas Golden KnightsMinnesota Wild
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Vegas Golden Knights
Noah Hanifin D · Undisclosed
OutMinnesota Wild
Filip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Vegas Golden Knights Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:00 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:30 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:58 | 0:07 | 0:50 | 20:01 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 42.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:03 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 15:56 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Holtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:30 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Howden | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:14 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 16:18 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:25 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Victor Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 15:49 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Pearson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:31 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:48 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 19:41 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Hague | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:36 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Hanifin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 20:56 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabb | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 22:11 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 21:21 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:31 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 22:41 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 20:55 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 15:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:44 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Samsonov | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 22:11 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 13:57 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Hartman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:49 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 21:13 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 8:32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:03 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 27:13 | 26 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:17 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 6:10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Rossi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:19 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 22:29 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Shore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:06 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:40 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 22:50 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:28 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:35 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 23:28 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Declan Chisholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:57 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Dermott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25:59 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 25:52 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Merrill | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:37 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 19:47 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .889 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 57:42 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild?
Vegas Golden Knights won, 3-2, on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
What was the final score of Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild?
Vegas Golden Knights 3, Minnesota Wild 2.
Who were the top performers?
Vegas Golden Knights: Victor Olofsson (2 goals). Minnesota Wild: Kirill Kaprizov (2 goals).
Where is Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild played?
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN.
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