Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild

Monday, March 21, 2022, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3–0 on Monday, March 21, 2022 at home.

Final score, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Vegas Golden Knights	0	43-31-8
at Minnesota Wild	3	53-22-7

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	0	0
Minnesota Wild	1	0	2	3

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	6	13	9	28
Minnesota Wild	15	10	11	36

Three stars

N. Deslauriers, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
C. Talbot, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
M. Dumba, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:43	Minnesota Wild	Nicolas Deslauriers (6)	Brandon Duhaime (10), Tyson Jost (9)	Even strength	VGK 0, MIN 1
3rd	05:46	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	VGK 0, MIN 2
3rd	19:53	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman (26)	Marcus Foligno (14)	Even strength, Empty net	VGK 0, MIN 3

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	28	36
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	32	34
Blocked shots	19	11
Giveaways	8	6
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	28/48 (58.3%)	20/48 (41.7%)

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Eichel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	5	1		20:54
Number 10 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	66.7%	15:50
Number 15 J. Leschyshyn	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	66.7%	10:17
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	20:59
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	66.7%	11:42
Number 26 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:14
Number 28 W. Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3		12:46
Number 41 N. Patrick	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	33.3%	09:45
Number 46 J. Rondbjerg	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		09:05
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	6	0		10:17
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	73.3%	23:31
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		21:11
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	3		27:40
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:57
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		26:51
Number 52 D. Coghlan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	4		21:35
Number 65 Z. Hayes	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	0		09:22
Number 94 B. Pachal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		09:00

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 L. Thompson	35	33	2	.943	57:04	Loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 T. Jost	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	66.7%	12:08
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:35
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	5	0	46.2%	15:04
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	1		14:40
Number 18 J. Greenway	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		13:56
Number 21 B. Duhaime	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		10:04
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		14:51
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:21
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0	26.7%	18:16
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	6	1		10:23
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	46.2%	14:54
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		17:42
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1		19:07
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		19:15
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	1	0	1	+2	2	3	3	0		22:44
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	3		22:00
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:59
Number 47 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0		18:20

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	28	28	0	1.000	59:41	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:38	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault	Interference	2
1st	10:38	Minnesota Wild	Mathew Dumba	Roughing	2
1st	11:49	Minnesota Wild	Alex Goligoski	Slashing	2
2nd	11:43	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy	Tripping	2
3rd	00:59	Minnesota Wild	Jonas Brodin	High sticking	2
3rd	08:35	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden	Cross checking	2

Game information

Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Peter DeBoer
Minnesota Wild head coach: Dean Evason
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Jonathan Deschamps
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Evgenii Dadonov, Michael Amadio, Nicolas Hague, Zach Whitecloud, Paul Cotter, Daniil Miromanov
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jordie Benn, Nick Bjugstad, Jake Middleton, Connor Dewar

2021-2022 season series

Every Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Nov 11, 2021
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 6	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Dec 12, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 21, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Other NHL games on Monday, March 21, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Nashville Predators 6 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Mar 21, 2022

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