Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Minnesota Wild	2	35-27-7
at Vegas Golden Knights	3	39-24-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	7	10	9	26
Vegas Golden Knights	8	12	9	29

Three stars

C. Stephenson, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
M. Stone, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)
S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:20	Minnesota Wild	Mats Zuccarello (8)	Eric Staal (15), Mathew Dumba (7)	Power play	MIN 1, VGK 0
2nd	11:22	Vegas Golden Knights	Chandler Stephenson (6)	Mark Stone (19), Max Pacioretty (20)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 1
2nd	19:50	Vegas Golden Knights	Shea Theodore (4)	Mark Stone (20)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 2
3rd	06:16	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Nosek (5)	William Carrier (6)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 3
3rd	18:45	Minnesota Wild	Zach Parise (14)	Kevin Fiala (12), Ryan Suter (20)	Even strength	MIN 2, VGK 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal	26	29
Power play	1 of 5	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	10
Hits	17	24
Blocked shots	15	17
Giveaways	8	6
Takeaways	9	11
Faceoffs won	24/55 (43.6%)	31/55 (56.4%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 R. Donato	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	09:10
Number 7 N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	62.5%	10:23
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	100%	19:25
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	47.4%	24:03
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:45
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		17:35
Number 19 L. Kunin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0	75%	13:57
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:50
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1		20:25
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		11:46
Number 41 L. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	22.2%	10:52
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22.2%	10:22
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2	0		27:38
Number 21 C. Soucy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		19:34
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	3	4	0		26:10
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		18:21
Number 61 B. Menell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:39
Number 77 B. Hunt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		15:10

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 A. Stalock	29	26	3	.897	57:27	Loss

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 V. Zykov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:16
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0	0		20:32
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0	54.5%	16:53
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	75%	13:44
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0		07:36
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	2	2	+1	2	3	0	1	0	75%	17:28
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:11
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	55%	21:25
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:10
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:42
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		10:51
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	10:55
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0		23:00
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0		23:35
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:35
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		18:20
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	3	0		18:33
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	1	0		18:21

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:55	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Tripping	2
1st	16:01	Vegas Golden Knights	Nate Schmidt	Hooking	2
1st	18:35	Vegas Golden Knights	Reilly Smith	Tripping	2
1st	18:58	Vegas Golden Knights	Mark Stone	Interference	2
2nd	16:08	Vegas Golden Knights	Chandler Stephenson	Cross checking	2
3rd	04:03	Vegas Golden Knights	Marc-Andre Fleury	Tripping	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Gerard Gallant
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Travis Toomey
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jason Zucker, Nick Seeler, Gerry Mayhew
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Cody Eakin, Jon Merrill, Cody Glass

2019-2020 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 11, 2020

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Ottawa Senators 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Nashville Predators 8 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 17, 2019
Arizona Coyotes 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 17, 2019

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