Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildMar 25, 2025

FinalTuesday, Mar 25, 2025· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	3	5		VGK	11	14	13	38
MIN	0	0	1	1		MIN	4	10	10	24

: VGK 58MIN 48
: VGK 3.13MIN 1.70
PP goals: VGK 1MIN 0
Hits: VGK 21MIN 24
Blocks: VGK 9MIN 14
PIM: VGK 0MIN 2
: VGK 59%MIN 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 5–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 5–1 at MIN. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Hartman skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jack Eichel had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 16:22.Eichel
Points
Mark Stone had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:39.Stone
Points
Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:03.Hanifin
New line
New look for MIN: Johansson–Zuccarello–Hartman skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Johansson Zuccarello Hartman
New line
New look for VGK: Saad–Roy–Dorofeyev skated 13:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Saad Roy Dorofeyev
Goalie
Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 37 shots and stopped 33 (.892), +11 against a season average of 25.8; the loss.Fleury
New line
New look for MIN: Gaudreau–Trenin–Boldy skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gaudreau Trenin Boldy
New line
New look for MIN: Nyquist–Hinostroza–Rossi skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nyquist Hinostroza Rossi

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← VGK attacks left (bottom on phones)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
VGK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · MIN 48 · VGK 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
VGK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 41% of the game, MIN 14%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	VGK	MIN
	66	55
	2.83	1.84
	2.75	1.80
	17	8
	6	4
	13	25
	+0.049	−0.048
	41%	14%

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

L1Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
13:3757% CF
L2Saad – Roy – Dorofeyev
13:3171% CF
L3Pearson – Kolesar – Howden
11:2848% CF
L4Smith – Karlsson – Olofsson
11:1946% CF
D1Hanifin – Whitecloud
18:5159% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
18:3157% CF
D3Hague – Korczak
16:2256% CF

PP1Stone – Karlsson – Hanifin – Eichel – Dorofeyev
0:13100% CF
PK1FSaad – Howden
0:50
PK2FStone – Eichel
0:27
PK1DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:54

Current VGK line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Gaunce – Shore – Brazeau
8:4744% CF
L2Johansson – Zuccarello – Hartman
7:2538% CF
L3Gaudreau – Trenin – Boldy
5:4064% CF
L4Nyquist – Hinostroza – Rossi
5:2050% CF
D1Middleton – Faber
21:0337% CF
D2Spurgeon – Brodin
18:5950% CF
D3Bogosian – Merrill
11:5438% CF

PP1Spurgeon – Zuccarello – Hinostroza – Boldy – Rossi
1:06
PP2Johansson – Hartman – Gaudreau – Boldy – Faber
0:3450% CF
PK1FNyquist – Gaudreau
0:13
PK1DMiddleton – Faber
0:13

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Mark Stone R	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.16	0	1	16:39	—	—	57	54
Jack Eichel C	L1	3	0	3	+1	6	0.36	0	0	16:22	—	—	57	54
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	15:56	—	—	59	55
Brandon Saad L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	0	0	16:08	—	—	65	84
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L2	0	0	0	0	6	0.55	1	0	15:16	—	—	71	85
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.41	0	0	15:11	—	—	71	85
Brett Howden C	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.24	1	2	15:06	—	—	48	47
Keegan Kolesar R	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	3	0	13:29	—	—	52	50
Tanner Pearson L	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.79	1	1	12:35	—	—	48	46
Victor Olofsson L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	3	0	14:23	—	—	43	44
William Karlsson C	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.14	0	2	13:37	—	—	44	44
Reilly Smith R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	13:04	—	—	44	40
Zach Whitecloud D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.03	5	1	22:31	—	—	56	67
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.03	1	0	21:03	—	—	54	67
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	1	21:06	—	—	57	56
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	20:08	—	—	54	56
Nicolas Hague D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	1	18:21	—	—	52	54
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.04	3	0	17:08	—	—	54	55

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	1.70	60:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Devin Shore C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	0	0	10:29	—	—	47	35
Brendan Gaunce C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	2	2	0	9:57	—	—	47	35
Justin Brazeau R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	9:54	—	—	42	34
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.02	0	0	0	17:46	—	—	38	25
Marcus Johansson L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.27	2	0	0	17:37	—	—	36	34
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	3	1	2	17:20	—	—	46	38
Matt Boldy L	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.03	1	1	0	18:16	—	—	43	30
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	2	1	0	16:49	—	—	47	50
Yakov Trenin C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	6	1	0	15:28	—	—	62	63
Marco Rossi C	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:02	—	—	42	35
Gustav Nyquist R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	15:50	—	—	36	32
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	15:24	—	—	64	67
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	0	0	0	24:15	—	—	40	36
Jake Middleton D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	2	2	0	23:44	—	—	43	35
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	3	0	22:18	—	—	56	49
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	2	0	21:48	—	—	49	48
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	13:58	—	—	44	35
Zach Bogosian D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	12:06	—	—	38	31

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	37	33	4	.892	2.47	59:46

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Eichel (VGK) 1st 6:23 · assists Mark Stone, Shea Theodore · Rebound · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 62.0 mph shot · 6.4 s from entry to goal.

Jack Eichel · 1st 6:23 · VGK

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.0 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 6.4 s
Type: rebound

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Brett Howden · 2nd 8:22 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 69.1 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Marcus Johansson · 3rd 1:42 · MIN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.4 mph
Distance: 31 ft

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 14:57 · VGK PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3
Shot: 62.3 mph
Distance: 35 ft

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Tanner Pearson · 3rd 16:57 · VGK EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 59.9 mph
Distance: 51 ft
Entry to goal: 1.4 s

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 17:28 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.6 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildMar 25, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Vegas Golden Knights rout Minnesota Wild 5–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vegas Golden Knights

Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vegas Golden Knights

Minnesota Wild

Goal anatomy

Jack Eichel · 1st 6:23 · VGK

Brett Howden · 2nd 8:22 · VGK

Marcus Johansson · 3rd 1:42 · MIN

Jack Eichel · 3rd 14:57 · VGK PP

Tanner Pearson · 3rd 16:57 · VGK EN

Jack Eichel · 3rd 17:28 · VGK