Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Sunday, December 15, 2024 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
12 |
6 |
9 |
27 |
| Minnesota Wild |
10 |
7 |
5 |
22 |
Three stars
- S. Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights (1 goal, 1 assist)
- K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (2 goals)
- V. Olofsson, Vegas Golden Knights (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:30 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov (21) |
Mats Zuccarello (10) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
09:31 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Victor Olofsson (6) |
Shea Theodore (22), Jack Eichel (32) |
Power play |
VGK 1, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
06:04 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Shea Theodore (4) |
Jack Eichel (33), Mark Stone (18) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
16:56 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov (22) |
Brock Faber (14), Mats Zuccarello (11) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
03:49 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Victor Olofsson (7) |
William Karlsson (8), Pavel Dorofeyev (6) |
Even strength |
VGK 3, MIN 2 |
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 |
27 |
22 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
7 |
7 |
| Hits |
20 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
22 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/64 (54.7%) |
29/64 (45.3%) |
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 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.1% |
20:58 |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:07 |
| Number 16 P. Dorofeyev |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 26 A. Holtz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:30 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
16:03 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:00 |
| Number 55 K. Kolesar |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.9% |
17:08 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 2 Z. Whitecloud |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:11 |
| Number 7 A. Pietrangelo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:31 |
| Number 14 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:02 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 I. Samsonov |
22 |
20 |
2 |
.909 |
60:00 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:01 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 19 D. Shore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
05:06 |
| Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
06:17 |
| Number 23 M. Rossi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40.9% |
23:19 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
17:49 |
| Number 39 B. Jones |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:39 |
| Number 89 F. Gaudreau |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
25% |
13:11 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:13 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:03 |
| Number 4 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:33 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:59 |
| Number 24 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 44 T. Dermott |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:47 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:37 |
| Number 47 D. Chisholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:57 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Wallstedt |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
57:42 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:24 |
Minnesota Wild |
Frederick Gaudreau |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
| 1st |
17:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Keegan Kolesar |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
17:00 |
Minnesota Wild |
Marcus Foligno |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
19:10 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Nicolas Roy |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Bruce Cassidy
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Tommy Hughes, Matt MacPherson
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Kaedan Korczak, Cole Schwindt
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Yakov Trenin, Filip Gustavsson, Reese Johnson
2024-2025 season series
Every Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild 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 Dec 15
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 15, 2024
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
3
 at Chicago Blackhawks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 15, 2024
|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Dec 15, 2024
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 15, 2024
|
 New York Rangers
2
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Dec 15, 2024
|
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