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Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 on Monday, May 3, 2021 at home.

Team Goals 2020-2021 record
Vegas Golden Knights 5 40-14-2
at Minnesota Wild 6 35-16-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 3 2 0 5
Minnesota Wild 2 1 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Vegas Golden Knights 10 11 11 32
Minnesota Wild 12 11 9 32

Three stars

  1. J. Brodin, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. N. Bonino, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:36 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (18) Jared Spurgeon (16) Even strength VGK 0, MIN 1
1st 04:29 Vegas Golden Knights Shea Theodore (8) Mark Stone (38), Brayden McNabb (5) Even strength VGK 1, MIN 1
1st 06:05 Vegas Golden Knights Alec Martinez (8) Reilly Smith (9), William Karlsson (21) Power play VGK 2, MIN 1
1st 07:48 Minnesota Wild Nick Bonino (8) Mathew Dumba (14), Jonas Brodin (14) Even strength VGK 2, MIN 2
1st 12:20 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Tuch (18) Peyton Krebs (1), Nicolas Roy (8) Even strength VGK 3, MIN 2
2nd 06:48 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (21) Chandler Stephenson (20) Even strength VGK 4, MIN 2
2nd 08:44 Minnesota Wild Nick Bonino (9) Jared Spurgeon (17), Kirill Kaprizov (21) Power play VGK 4, MIN 3
2nd 16:04 Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault (16) Alec Martinez (21), William Karlsson (22) Even strength VGK 5, MIN 3
3rd 10:49 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala (20) Nick Bonino (14), Victor Rask (13) Even strength VGK 5, MIN 4
3rd 18:28 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (24) Kevin Fiala (19) Even strength VGK 5, MIN 5
3rd 18:54 Minnesota Wild Jonas Brodin (9) Marcus Foligno (13), Jordan Greenway (25) Even strength VGK 5, MIN 6

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

Team stats

Stat Vegas Golden Knights Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 32 32
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 17 22
Blocked shots 8 10
Giveaways 8 5
Takeaways 9 9
Faceoffs won 38/67 (56.7%) 29/67 (43.3%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
10 N. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 60% 12:11
18 P. Krebs C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 80% 09:05
19 R. Smith R 0 1 1 -1 4 1 0 1 0 16:16
20 C. Stephenson C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 59.3% 20:42
26 M. Janmark C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 50% 20:40
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 0 11:20
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 12:00
61 M. Stone R 1 1 2 -1 0 1 1 2 0 23:34
71 W. Karlsson C 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 46.7% 18:02
81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 18:09
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 18:35
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 15:10
3 B. McNabb D 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 20:53
7 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 20:30
14 N. Hague D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:47
23 A. Martinez D 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 23:09
27 S. Theodore D 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 0 22:56
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
90 R. Lehner 32 26 6 .813 59:01 Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
7 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 50% 11:25
11 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 08:33
13 N. Bonino C 2 1 3 +1 0 2 1 3 1 60% 16:44
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 38.1% 16:18
17 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 16:13
18 J. Greenway L 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 15:12
22 K. Fiala L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 16:53
27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 08:44
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 16:20
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 23.1% 16:30
49 V. Rask C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 14:40
97 K. Kaprizov L 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 18:05
20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 22:27
21 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:14
24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 3 1 0 22:00
25 J. Brodin D 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 2 0 23:29
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13:48
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 0 0 22:51
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
33 C. Talbot 32 27 5 .844 59:41 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:29 Minnesota Wild Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 07:44 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb Cross checking 2
2nd 08:21 Vegas Golden Knights Alex Pietrangelo High sticking 2
2nd 12:08 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Roughing 2
2nd 12:08 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba Roughing 2
2nd 12:08 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman Cross checking 2
2nd 12:08 Vegas Golden Knights Reilly Smith Slashing 2
2nd 17:16 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno Roughing 2
3rd 14:29 Minnesota Wild Ian Cole Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Peter DeBoer
Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Trent Knorr
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Max Pacioretty, Tomas Nosek
Minnesota Wild scratches
Marcus Johansson, Kyle Rau, Brad Hunt

2020-2021 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 0 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on May 3

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 4 at Florida Panthers 5 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at New Jersey Devils 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/OT Game page

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