Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in a shootout on Monday, April 3, 2023 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
8 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
| Minnesota Wild |
12 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
33 |
Three stars
- R. Smith, Vegas Golden Knights (1 assist)
- P. Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
- M. Boldy, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 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 |
| 1st |
09:59 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar (8) |
Ben Hutton (4), Teddy Blueger (12) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
03:36 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brandon Duhaime (9) |
Ryan Reaves (10), Connor Dewar (12) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
13:57 |
Minnesota Wild |
John Klingberg (10) |
Matt Boldy (30), Mats Zuccarello (44) |
Power play |
VGK 1, MIN 2 |
| 2nd |
16:34 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (6) |
Reilly Smith (28), William Karlsson (36) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MIN 2 |
| 2nd |
19:19 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Boldy (30) |
Joel Eriksson Ek (38), Marcus Johansson (25) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
19:25 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev (7) |
William Karlsson (37), Jack Eichel (36) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, MIN 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mats Zuccarello |
Saved |
| 1 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jack Eichel |
Goal |
| 2 |
Minnesota Wild |
Frederick Gaudreau |
Goal |
| 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jonathan Marchessault |
Saved |
| 3 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Boldy |
Saved |
| 3 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Roy |
Saved |
| 4 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
Goal |
| 4 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Pavel Dorofeyev |
Goal |
| 5 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Saved |
| 5 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Reilly Smith |
Goal (winner) |
Team stats
Team stats, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
33 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
14 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
22 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/56 (55.4%) |
25/56 (44.6%) |
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
21:56 |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
21:09 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:10 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
15:04 |
| Number 22 M. Amadio |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:22 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
10:42 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:16 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:29 |
| Number 81 J. Marchessault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:44 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:27 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:17 |
| Number 17 B. Hutton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 23 A. Martinez |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 L. Brossoit |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
62:29 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 M. Boldy |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
| Number 13 S. Steel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
16:53 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
16:41 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 21 B. Duhaime |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:48 |
| Number 26 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
57.1% |
18:59 |
| Number 70 O. Sundqvist |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:33 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:45 |
| Number 89 F. Gaudreau |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:26 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 3 J. Klingberg |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 4 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 5 J. Middleton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
22:14 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:21 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:26 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 F. Gustavsson |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:33 |
Minnesota Wild |
Sam Steel |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:49 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jon Merrill |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:49 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:14 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:14 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:14 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Brett Howden |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:33 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Karlsson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:23 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Alec Martinez |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:23 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jared Spurgeon |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Ghislain Hebert, Michael Markovic
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, Tyson Baker
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Chandler Stephenson, Shea Theodore, William Carrier, Adin Hill, Logan Thompson, Paul Cotter, Brayden Pachal
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Alex Goligoski, Kirill Kaprizov, Mason Shaw, Calen Addison
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