Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Vegas Golden Knights 2 51-24-7
at Minnesota Wild 4 45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vegas Golden Knights 0 0 2 2
Minnesota Wild 0 1 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vegas Golden Knights 11 11 9 31
Minnesota Wild 12 13 7 32

Three stars

  1. D. Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
  2. E. Staal, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
  3. M. Dumba, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 17:01 Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund (6) Mike Reilly (7), Jason Zucker (8) Even strength VGK 0, MIN 1
3rd 02:42 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb (1) Stefan Matteau (1) Even strength VGK 1, MIN 1
3rd 04:39 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (9) William Karlsson (10) Even strength VGK 2, MIN 1
3rd 05:27 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin (2) Daniel Winnik (5), Charlie Coyle (5) Even strength VGK 2, MIN 2
3rd 12:05 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (9) Mathew Dumba (10) Even strength VGK 2, MIN 3
3rd 19:54 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (10) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net VGK 2, MIN 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Stat Vegas Golden Knights Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 31 32
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 6 9
Blocked shots 12 18
Giveaways 4 8
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 23/52 (44.2%) 29/52 (55.8%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 14:17
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 17:51
Number 19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:39
Number 21 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 53.3% 13:32
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 100% 12:23
Number 25 S. Matteau C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 08:39
Number 41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 20% 10:56
Number 56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53.3% 16:00
Number 71 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 75% 20:44
Number 81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 1 20% 18:16
Number 89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:05
Number 92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10:42
Number 3 B. McNabb D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 19:22
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 2 14:33
Number 6 C. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20:26
Number 27 S. Theodore D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 19:59
Number 47 L. Sbisa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:08
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 23:49
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Subban 31 28 3 .903 58:39 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 1 50% 16:53
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 50% 07:52
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 53.3% 19:34
Number 10 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:11
Number 12 E. Staal C 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 1 73.3% 19:26
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 18:03
Number 17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 13:54
Number 22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 18:06
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 14:17
Number 59 Z. Mitchell R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:25
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 08:07
Number 64 M. Granlund C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 20:00
Number 4 M. Reilly D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 12:13
Number 6 R. Murphy D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 19:34
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27:03
Number 23 G. Olofsson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 5 13:25
Number 24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 -1 0 6 2 2 26:36
Number 25 J. Brodin D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 2 21:21
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk 31 29 2 .935 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:51 Minnesota Wild Gustav Olofsson Tripping 2
1st 06:45 Vegas Golden Knights James Neal Slashing 2
1st 17:02 Minnesota Wild Charlie Coyle Interference 2
2nd 13:21 Minnesota Wild Tyler Ennis High sticking 2
3rd 07:59 Vegas Golden Knights Deryk Engelland High sticking 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Gerard Gallant
Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Marc Joannette, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Derek Nansen
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt
Minnesota Wild scratches
Kyle Quincey, Jared Spurgeon, Nate Prosser

2017-2018 season series

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Sources and further reading

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