Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Playoffs Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2020-2021 record
Minnesota Wild	1	35-16-5
at Vegas Golden Knights	3	40-14-2

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	1	0	1
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	17	10	8	35
Vegas Golden Knights	10	12	6	28

Three stars

M. Fleury, Vegas Golden Knights (goaltender)
A. Tuch, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
J. Marchessault, 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
2nd	12:07	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba (1)	Jonas Brodin (1), Jordan Greenway (2)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 0
2nd	12:25	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (1)	Reilly Smith (1), William Karlsson (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 1
2nd	17:19	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (1)	Mattias Janmark (1), Alex Pietrangelo (1)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 2
3rd	19:07	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Tuch (2)	Chandler Stephenson (1), Mark Stone (1)	Power play	MIN 1, 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	35	28
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	46	63
Blocked shots	26	20
Giveaways	7	11
Takeaways	6	13
Faceoffs won	25/62 (40.3%)	37/62 (59.7%)

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 7 N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:29
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	58.3%	10:42
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	0	36.4%	18:10
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0		15:24
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0		16:09
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	0	0	-1	0	8	5	1	0		17:09
Number 27 N. Bjugstad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	20%	08:45
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:25
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0	70%	15:36
Number 49 V. Rask	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	16.7%	14:01
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		16:32
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		19:02
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	5	0		24:48
Number 21 C. Soucy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:33
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	8	0		22:26
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:12
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		13:39
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		22:37

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	28	25	3	.893	58:44	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 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0	70%	12:00
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		18:40
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	5	1	0	76.5%	22:13
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		11:25
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		09:59
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	8	0	0	42.9%	12:53
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0		20:31
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0	54.5%	21:14
Number 75 R. Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0		09:03
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	0	0		20:30
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	2	0	2	+1	0	5	2	1	1	50%	18:10
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:12
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		17:45
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		19:45
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	+2	2	4	1	3	0		22:57
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	1	0		13:15
Number 23 A. Martinez	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	6	0		19:56
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0		24:32

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	35	34	1	.971	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:13	Vegas Golden Knights	Alec Martinez	Hooking	2
2nd	15:04	Minnesota Wild	Ian Cole	Roughing	2
3rd	07:50	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba	Roughing	2
3rd	07:50	Vegas Golden Knights	Alex Pietrangelo	Roughing	2
3rd	18:30	Minnesota Wild	Kirill Kaprizov	Tripping	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: Dean Evason
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Francois St-Laurent, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Jonny Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches: Zach Parise, Joseph Cramarossa, Kyle Rau, Brad Hunt, Andrew Hammond, Luke Johnson, Dakota Mermis
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Max Pacioretty, Nick Holden, Patrick Brown, Dylan Coghlan, Jiri Patera, Peyton Krebs

2020-2021 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2020-2021 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Mar 1, 2021
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Mar 3, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 8, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 10, 2021
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Apr 1, 2021
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, Apr 3, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Mon, May 3, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Wed, May 5, 2021
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 0	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, May 16, 2021
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, May 18, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Thu, May 20, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Sat, May 22, 2021
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, May 24, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Wed, May 26, 2021
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, May 28, 2021

Other NHL games on May 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, May 18, 2021
New York Islanders 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, May 18, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Tue, May 18, 2021

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