Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

Friday, April 12, 2024, 10:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 7–2 on Friday, April 12, 2024 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Minnesota Wild	2	39-34-9
at Vegas Golden Knights	7	45-29-8

News about this game

Clash of Titans: Minnesota Wild Takes on Vegas Golden Knights in a Battle of Top-Tier Talents

Thu, Apr 11, 2024

Vegas (42-28-8) faces Minnesota (37-31-10) in game 3 of the season. Vegas aims to end a 3-game losing streak; Minnesota wants to better their recent 4-4-2. Watch Karlsson (Vegas) & Zuccarello (Minnesota). Key injuries: Stone (Vegas), Spurgeon (Minnesota).
Las Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone Receives Medical Clearance for Practice, Return Date Still In Question

Fri, Apr 12, 2024

Vegas Golden Knights' Mark Stone, recovering from a spleen injury, practiced non-contact. Return date uncertain, might play in playoff's first round.
Vegas Golden Knights Secure Playoff Spot After 7-2 Win Over Minnesota Wild

Fri, Apr 12, 2024

Vegas secured a playoff spot, beating the Wild 7-2 with Eichel, Roy, and Dorofeyev scoring 3 points each. Stephenson got 4 assists, Hertl his 1st goal. Fleury let in 7 goals.
Vegas Golden Knights Secure Playoff Spot After Decisive 7-2 Victory Over Minnesota Wild

Sat, Apr 13, 2024

Vegas Golden Knights secure 6th playoff in 7 years with a 7-2 win against the Wild. Eichel, Roy, and Dorofeyev score and assist; Stephenson adds 4 assists.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	1	1	2
Vegas Golden Knights	3	1	3	7

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	11	7	9	27
Vegas Golden Knights	7	5	18	30

Three stars

C. Stephenson, Vegas Golden Knights (4 assists)
N. Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights (2 assists)
T. Hertl, 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	02:57	Vegas Golden Knights	Nicolas Roy (12)	Jack Eichel (35)	Shorthanded	MIN 0, VGK 1
1st	06:21	Vegas Golden Knights	Pavel Dorofeyev (13)	Shea Theodore (35), Chandler Stephenson (32)	Even strength	MIN 0, VGK 2
1st	08:35	Vegas Golden Knights	Jack Eichel (30)	Noah Hanifin (32), Chandler Stephenson (33)	Power play	MIN 0, VGK 3
2nd	07:42	Minnesota Wild	Marat Khusnutdinov (1)	Brock Faber (37), Marcus Johansson (19)	Power play	MIN 1, VGK 3
2nd	13:12	Vegas Golden Knights	Jonathan Marchessault (42)	Chandler Stephenson (34), Noah Hanifin (33)	Power play	MIN 1, VGK 4
3rd	02:27	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Hertl (16)	Zach Whitecloud (11), Chandler Stephenson (35)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 5
3rd	07:13	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman (20)	Matt Boldy (37), Jonas Brodin (18)	Even strength	MIN 2, VGK 5
3rd	10:49	Vegas Golden Knights	William Karlsson (28)	Paul Cotter (18), Anthony Mantha (21)	Even strength	MIN 2, VGK 6
3rd	13:55	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar (8)	Nicolas Roy (28), Pavel Dorofeyev (9)	Even strength	MIN 2, VGK 7

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	27	30
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	21	14
Blocked shots	14	18
Giveaways	1	3
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	21/44 (47.7%)	23/44 (52.3%)

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 10 V. Lettieri	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		10:51
Number 11 A. Beckman	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		10:50
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:04
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	56.3%	14:47
Number 15 M. Shaw	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		09:58
Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1	25%	16:47
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	2	0	0	55.6%	18:43
Number 27 J. Lucchini	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	75%	12:25
Number 28 L. Ohgren	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		14:07
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	2	0	40%	17:19
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0		15:55
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		19:23
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0		15:43
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		19:47
Number 7 B. Faber	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	3	0		22:14
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:24
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		20:29
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	2	0		16:24

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	30	23	7	.767	59:54	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 9 J. Eichel	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	2	1	38.5%	17:39
Number 10 N. Roy	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0	55.6%	13:31
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	1	0		13:07
Number 20 C. Stephenson	C	0	4	4	+2	0	0	0	1	0		17:36
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:45
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		15:18
Number 43 P. Cotter	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		11:27
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	2	0	58.3%	16:57
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:05
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	0		09:25
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	2	0	66.7%	16:46
Number 81 J. Marchessault	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		16:36
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	+3	2	2	0	1	0		15:54
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0	0		21:20
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	1	0		19:25
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0		21:57
Number 17 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	0	0		16:18
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		20:57

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 L. Thompson	27	25	2	.926	59:34	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:10	Vegas Golden Knights	Pavel Dorofeyev	Elbowing	2
1st	08:16	Minnesota Wild	Joel Eriksson Ek	Tripping	2
1st	17:03	Minnesota Wild	Adam Beckman	Tripping	2
2nd	06:18	Vegas Golden Knights	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	10:45	Minnesota Wild	Joel Eriksson Ek	Hooking	2
2nd	12:35	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Johansson	Slashing	2
3rd	14:28	Vegas Golden Knights	Zach Whitecloud	Cross checking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Bryan Pancich
Minnesota Wild scratches: Alex Goligoski, Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello, Dakota Mermis, Frederick Gaudreau, Filip Gustavsson
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo, Michael Amadio

2023-2024 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Feb 12, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Fri, Apr 12, 2024

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Arizona Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Apr 12, 2024
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