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Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

T-Mobile Arena, Paradise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 on Monday, December 29, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Minnesota Wild 5 46-24-12
at Vegas Golden Knights 2 39-26-17

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 2 3 0 5
Vegas Golden Knights 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 7 13 7 27
Vegas Golden Knights 6 5 5 16

Three stars

  1. M. Johansson, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 3 assists)
  2. J. Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:26 Minnesota Wild Marcus Johansson (12) Jonas Brodin (8), Jared Spurgeon (8) Even strength MIN 1, VGK 0
1st 14:06 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (25) Joel Eriksson Ek (19), Marcus Johansson (18) Even strength MIN 2, VGK 0
2nd 00:26 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (3) Marcus Johansson (19), Jonas Brodin (9) Even strength MIN 3, VGK 0
2nd 04:32 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (8) Yakov Trenin (10), Kirill Kaprizov (24) Even strength MIN 4, VGK 0
2nd 06:56 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (10) Matt Boldy (22), Marcus Johansson (20) Even strength MIN 5, VGK 0
2nd 16:50 Vegas Golden Knights Brayden McNabb (2) Ivan Barbashev (17), Pavel Dorofeyev (11) Even strength MIN 5, VGK 1
3rd 02:14 Vegas Golden Knights Mark Stone (9) Ivan Barbashev (18), Mitch Marner (31) Even strength MIN 5, VGK 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Vegas Golden Knights
Shots on goal 27 16
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 17
Hits 17 30
Blocked shots 20 13
Giveaways 15 13
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 18/34 (52.9%) 16/34 (47.1%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 1 1 2 +4 0 2 0 0 100% 16:14
13 Y. Trenin C 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 14:24
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 1 2 +4 0 2 1 0 75% 16:18
17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 100% 14:05
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 100% 11:24
22 D. Yurov R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 33.3% 16:11
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 18:34
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 33.3% 13:01
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 50% 12:26
90 M. Johansson L 1 3 4 +4 0 3 0 0 13:46
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 14:47
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 19:41
5 J. Middleton D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 17:30
7 B. Faber D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 2 21:33
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 16:29
25 J. Brodin D 0 2 2 +3 0 1 0 4 17:24
43 Q. Hughes D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 23:01
46 J. Spurgeon D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 6 19:35
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 F. Gustavsson 16 14 2 .875 59:37 Win

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters
Player
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 55.6% 13:34
16 P. Dorofeyev R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 1 15:53
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 15:03
20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 15:03
21 B. Howden C 0 0 0 -4 0 0 4 0 28.6% 17:07
26 A. Holtz R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:21
42 B. Bowman R 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 0 11:50
48 T. Hertl C 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 00:55
49 I. Barbashev L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 2 1 66.7% 18:02
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:58
61 M. Stone R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 1 20:15
93 M. Marner R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 63.6% 21:22
2 Z. Whitecloud D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 21:11
3 B. McNabb D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 5 23:45
5 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 1 17:06
6 K. Korczak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:46
15 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 22:08
17 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 14:46
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie
40 A. Schmid 15 15 0 1.000 33:04
79 C. Hart 12 7 5 .583 26:51 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:13 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl Boarding (major) 5
1st 02:13 Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
1st 09:39 Minnesota Wild Nico Sturm High sticking 2
1st 16:40 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton Hooking 2
2nd 00:26 Vegas Golden Knights Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Vegas Golden Knights head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Caleb Apperson
Minnesota Wild scratches
Tyler Pitlick, Matt Kiersted
Vegas Golden Knights scratches
Jack Eichel, Cole Reinhardt

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/SO Game page

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