Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

Sunday, January 12, 2025, 8:00 PM ET T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Minnesota Wild	1	45-30-7
at Vegas Golden Knights	4	50-22-10

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	1	0	0	1
Vegas Golden Knights	0	1	3	4

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	7	6	3	16
Vegas Golden Knights	9	17	11	37

Three stars

P. Dorofeyev, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals, 1 assist)
K. Kolesar, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal)
T. Hertl, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:09	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman (6)	Zach Bogosian (6)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 0
2nd	05:21	Vegas Golden Knights	Pavel Dorofeyev (15)	Mark Stone (25), Shea Theodore (30)	Power play	MIN 1, VGK 1
3rd	04:09	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar (10)	Zach Whitecloud (4), Nicolas Roy (8)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 2
3rd	15:40	Vegas Golden Knights	Tomas Hertl (12)	Pavel Dorofeyev (8), Shea Theodore (31)	Even strength	MIN 1, VGK 3
3rd	17:48	Vegas Golden Knights	Pavel Dorofeyev (16)	Mark Stone (26), Tomas Hertl (17)	Power play	MIN 1, VGK 4

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	16	37
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	15	9
Hits	27	23
Blocked shots	16	10
Giveaways	19	16
Takeaways	7	1
Faceoffs won	28/50 (56%)	22/50 (44%)

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 12 M. Boldy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		21:02
Number 13 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0		10:52
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	42.1%	19:03
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	0		12:40
Number 19 D. Shore	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	1	0		08:21
Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	66.7%	11:30
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	71.4%	20:16
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		21:39
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	100%	12:58
Number 39 B. Jones	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	08:21
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0	56.3%	15:19
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		12:32
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		21:22
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	3	0		25:00
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	1	1	-1	4	0	0	0	0		24:45
Number 44 T. Dermott	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:40
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		21:49
Number 55 D.Jiricek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:11

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 F. Gustavsson	37	33	4	.892	59:56	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	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	55.6%	17:03
Number 16 P. Dorofeyev	R	2	1	3	0	0	5	0	0	2		19:27
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	7	2	0	16.7%	15:47
Number 22 C. Schwindt	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	06:28
Number 26 A. Holtz	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:29
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	47.1%	19:52
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0	0		16:40
Number 55 K. Kolesar	R	1	0	1	+1	5	2	2	0	0		14:15
Number 61 M. Stone	R	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	21:51
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:56
Number 71 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	62.5%	20:04
Number 95 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:11
Number 2 Z. Whitecloud	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		16:39
Number 3 B. McNabb	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		18:27
Number 7 A. Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		22:40
Number 14 N. Hague	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		14:30
Number 15 N. Hanifin	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0		22:01
Number 27 S. Theodore	D	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:54

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 A. Hill	16	15	1	.938	59:46	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:50	Vegas Golden Knights	Keegan Kolesar	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:50	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:11	Minnesota Wild	Yakov Trenin	Cross checking	2
2nd	03:19	Minnesota Wild	Devin Shore	Tripping	2
2nd	03:23	Minnesota Wild	Jake Middleton	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	11:26	Vegas Golden Knights	Ivan Barbashev	Slashing	2
3rd	06:53	Minnesota Wild	Zach Bogosian	Holding	2
3rd	09:41	Vegas Golden Knights	Brett Howden	Tripping	2
3rd	17:02	Minnesota Wild	Zach Bogosian	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Vegas Golden Knights head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Kiel Murchison
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jonas Brodin, Brock Faber
Vegas Golden Knights scratches: Ben Hutton, Jack Eichel, Kaedan Korczak

2024-2025 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Dec 15, 2024
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Jan 12, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Apr 20, 2025
Minnesota Wild 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Apr 22, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Apr 24, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Apr 26, 2025
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Thu, May 1, 2025
Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights	Postponed Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights, Sat, May 3, 2025

Other NHL games on Jan 12

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 12, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
Seattle Kraken 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Jan 12, 2025
Dallas Stars 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Jan 12, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Jan 12, 2025
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 12, 2025

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