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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildDec 15, 2024

Final· Xcel Energy Center
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VGK
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MIN
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1113VGK126927
MIN1102MIN107522
VGK 57MIN 50
VGK 1.85MIN 2.23
PP goals
VGK 1MIN 0
Hits
VGK 20MIN 13
Blocks
VGK 16MIN 17
PIM
VGK 7MIN 7
VGK 55%MIN 45%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Vegas Golden Knights edge Minnesota Wild 3–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 at MIN. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Ivan Barbashev (VGK) played 5:00, −11:58 down on his 16:58 season average over 69 games.

  1. Points
    Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 28:03.Kaprizov
  2. Points
    Victor Olofsson had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:56.Olofsson
  3. Points
    Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.Theodore
  4. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:58.Eichel
  5. Points
    Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:40.Zuccarello
  6. Usage
    Ivan Barbashev (VGK) played 5:00, −11:58 down on his 16:58 season average over 69 games.Barbashev
  7. Usage
    Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) played 28:03, +5:43 up on his 22:20 season average over 40 games.Kaprizov
  8. New line
    New look for VGK: Stone–Olofsson–Eichel skated 4:44 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.StoneOlofssonEichel

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, VGK at MIN: 107 attempts, 49 on goal, 5 goals, 4.08 expected goals; best chance Marcus Foligno at 0.26 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · MIN 50 · VGK 57

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VGK at MIN: expected goals 2.23 to 1.85 (MIN led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 57, 5 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdMINVGKKOTKOnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINVGKcontrol2nd3rdKaprizov · 1st 1:30Olofsson · 1st 9:31Theodore · 2nd 6:04Kaprizov · 2nd 16:56Olofsson · 3rd 3:49
  • MIN pressure
  • VGK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VGK 33% of the game, MIN 32%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, VGK at MIN: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jesper Wallstedt (57:42) for MIN and Ilya Samsonov (60:00) for VGK, 5 goals.

MIN
VGK
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatVGKMIN
6758
2.112.67
2.092.57
512
75
2530
+0.030−0.030
33%32%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:30
    MINKirill Kaprizov (Mats Zuccarello)snap0.19 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelMIN: Bogosian, Zuccarello, Merrill, Kaprizov, Rossi
    VGK 0 – 1 MIN
  2. 9:31
    VGKVictor OlofssonPP (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel)wrist0.09 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, EichelMIN: Brodin, Jones, Faber, Khusnutdinov
    VGK 1 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 6:04
    VGKShea Theodore (Jack Eichel, Mark Stone)wrist0.24 xG
    VGK: Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Howden, HagueMIN: Zuccarello, Brodin, Kaprizov, Rossi, Faber
    VGK 2 – 1 MIN
  2. 16:56
    MINKirill Kaprizov (Brock Faber, Mats Zuccarello)wrist0.08 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Olofsson, Eichel, Hague, WhitecloudMIN: Zuccarello, Brodin, Kaprizov, Rossi, Faber
    VGK 2 – 2 MIN

3rd period

  1. 3:49
    VGKVictor Olofsson (William Karlsson, Pavel Dorofeyev)tip-in0.08 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Olofsson, Hanifin, DorofeyevMIN: Foligno, Brodin, Gaudreau, Jones, Faber
    VGK 3 – 2 MIN

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tanner Pearson LL1000000.0030014:31——5016
Keegan Kolesar RL1000000.0121514:25——4418
Nicolas Roy CL1000000.0000213:07——223
Brett Howden CL2000+110.0041018:14——6572
William Karlsson CL2011+150.1500017:08——5854
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2011+130.0301014:30——5958
Jack Eichel CL3022-110.0201020:58——4865
Mark Stone RL3011010.1410019:48——5470
Victor Olofsson LL3202050.5201015:56——5664
Tomas Hertl CL4000-130.3120016:03——6056
Alexander Holtz RL4000000.000109:30——7159
Ivan Barbashev LL4000-100.190005:00——7062
Alex Pietrangelo DD1000+100.0032023:31——5052
Noah Hanifin DD1000+110.0111020:56——5253
Brayden McNabb DD2000-110.0122022:11——4727
Shea Theodore DD2112030.3103021:02——5338
Nicolas Hague DD3000030.1411016:36——5752
Zach Whitecloud DD3000-100.0211015:44——6244
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)W22202.9092.2360:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kirill Kaprizov LL1202+160.6701028:03——5359
Mats Zuccarello RL1022+100.0010023:40——5257
Marco Rossi CL1000+110.0911023:19——5063
Matt Boldy LL2000000.0002023:01——3746
Marcus Johansson LL2000050.3001021:13——4548
Ryan Hartman RL2000020.1320017:49——3432
Marcus Foligno LL3000-110.2621513:57——5668
Frederick Gaudreau CL3000-110.1202213:11——5069
Ben Jones CL3000-100.142108:39——3858
Brock Faber DD1011-100.0902025:59——3334
Jonas Brodin DD1000-100.0001023:35——3839
Jared Spurgeon DD2000020.2302020:37——6180
Declan Chisholm DD2000000.0000018:57——4359
Zach Bogosian DD3000+110.0120013:28——6289
Jon Merrill DD3000+100.002107:33——3171
Travis Dermott D—000020.020007:47——6779
Marat Khusnutdinov C—000000.061006:17——5358
Devin Shore C—000010.110205:06——3651
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jesper Wallstedt(start)L27243.8891.8557:42

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 1st 1:30 · assists Mats Zuccarello · Rebound · carried in · 29.3 mph shot · 6.6 s from entry to goal.

Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 1:30 · MIN

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
29.3 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
6.6 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Shea Theodore · 2nd 6:04 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
58.9 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Victor Olofsson · 3rd 3:49 · VGK

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
14.2 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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