Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
· Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 on Monday, October 12, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vegas Golden Knights |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Minnesota Wild |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
23 |
| Minnesota Wild |
10 |
12 |
6 |
28 |
Three stars
- M. Boldy, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
- J. Wallstedt, Minnesota Wild (goaltender)
- K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (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 |
11:50 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Boldy (2) |
Olli Maatta (2), Quinn Hughes (6) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
14:32 |
Minnesota Wild |
Maxim Shabanov (2) |
Quinn Hughes (7) |
Power play |
VGK 0, MIN 2 |
| 1st |
16:57 |
Minnesota Wild |
Danila Yurov (2) |
Bobby Brink (4), Rieger Lorenz (1) |
Even strength |
VGK 0, MIN 3 |
| 2nd |
02:37 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Rasmus Andersson (1) |
Tomas Hertl (3), Raphael Lavoie (1) |
Even strength |
VGK 1, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
09:25 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
William Karlsson (1) |
Brett Howden (2), Mitch Marner (4) |
Even strength |
VGK 2, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
18:38 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek (1) |
Kirill Kaprizov (3) |
Even strength, Empty net |
VGK 2, MIN 4 |
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 |
23 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 5 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
7 |
15 |
| Hits |
19 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/58 (51.7%) |
28/58 (48.3%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
21:24 |
| Number 17 M. Gatcomb |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:43 |
| Number 21 B. Howden |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 24 T. Connelly |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
11:38 |
| Number 36 R. Lavoie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:53 |
| Number 42 B. Bowman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
18:53 |
| Number 49 I. Barbashev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 61 M. Stone |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 71 W. Karlsson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
78.6% |
17:11 |
| Number 93 M. Marner |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:30 |
| Number 3 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 4 R. Andersson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:23 |
| Number 5 J. Lauzon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:09 |
| Number 15 N. Hanifin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 27 S. Theodore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:24 |
| Number 52 D. Coghlan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:08 |
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Hart |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
58:16 |
Loss |
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 10 B. Brink |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:20 |
| Number 12 M. Boldy |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 13 Y. Trenin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:34 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
21:23 |
| Number 20 B. Coleman |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 22 D. Yurov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
10:41 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:19 |
| Number 47 M. McCarron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
35.3% |
16:58 |
| Number 49 M. Shabanov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 61 R. Lorenz |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:00 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
03:20 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:16 |
| Number 24 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:41 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:02 |
| Number 43 Q. Hughes |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:36 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:32 |
| Number 48 D. Hunt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:28 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 J. Wallstedt |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:42 |
Minnesota Wild |
Danila Yurov |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:15 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Dylan Coghlan |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
18:14 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jesper Wallstedt |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:14 |
Minnesota Wild |
Blake Coleman |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:36 |
Minnesota Wild |
Rieger Lorenz |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
02:36 |
Vegas Golden Knights |
Jeremy Lauzon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
09:25 |
Minnesota Wild |
Danila Yurov |
Delaying game face off violation |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:05 |
Minnesota Wild |
Blake Coleman |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Vegas Golden Knights head coach
- Ryan Craig
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Jordan Samuels Thomas
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Libor Suchanek
- Vegas Golden Knights scratches
- Parker Wotherspoon, Ville Heinola
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Tyler Pitlick, Matt Kiersted, David Spacek
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