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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildApr 24, 2025

FinalPlayoffs· Xcel Energy Center
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1012VGK1261432
MIN2215MIN7141031
VGK 75MIN 49
VGK 2.99MIN 3.73
PP goals
VGK 0MIN 2
Hits
VGK 42MIN 26
Blocks
VGK 7MIN 23
PIM
VGK 8MIN 10
VGK 58%MIN 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 5–2 at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Buium) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:18 together.

  1. Points
    Kirill Kaprizov had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:09.Kaprizov
  2. Points
    Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 10:52.Rossi
  3. Points
    Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:03.Boldy
  4. PP1
    MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Buium) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:18 together.ZuccarelloEriksson EkKaprizovBoldyBuium
  5. Usage
    William Karlsson (VGK) played 12:51, −6:18 down on his 19:09 season average over 10 games.Karlsson
  6. Usage
    Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 19:57, −3:26 down on his 23:23 season average over 9 games.Pietrangelo
  7. Usage
    Reilly Smith (VGK) played 12:18, −3:38 down on his 15:56 season average over 10 games.Smith
  8. Usage
    Shea Theodore (VGK) played 17:26, −6:09 down on his 23:35 season average over 10 games.Theodore

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: 124 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 6.72 expected goals; best chance Marcus Foligno at 0.69 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 124 of 124 attempts · MIN 49 · VGK 75

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 3.73 to 2.99 (MIN led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 75, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMINVGKKRPBKSFnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINVGKcontrol2nd3rdKaprizov · 1st 3:13Rossi · 1st 6:51Pietrangelo · 1st 10:48Boldy · 2nd 11:05Kaprizov · 2nd 19:58Smith · 3rd 11:34Foligno · 3rd 18:27
  • 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 53% of the game, MIN 25%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Filip Gustavsson (59:41) for MIN and Adin Hill (40:00) for VGK, 7 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
6934
2.220.92
2.170.92
62
45
1310
+0.044−0.044
53%25%

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. 3:13
    MINKirill KaprizovPP (Zeev Buium, Matt Boldy)wrist0.13 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Smith, KarlssonMIN: Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Buium
    VGK 0 – 1 MIN
  2. 6:51
    MINMarco Rossi (Yakov Trenin, Justin Brazeau)wrist0.19 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Theodore, Eichel, Kolesar, HowdenMIN: Spurgeon, Middleton, Trenin, Brazeau, Rossi
    VGK 0 – 2 MIN
  3. 10:48
    VGKAlex Pietrangelo (Noah Hanifin)slap0.02 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Saad, Hanifin, HowdenMIN: Spurgeon, Johansson, Middleton, Boldy
    VGK 1 – 2 MIN

2nd period

  1. 11:05
    MINMatt Boldywrist0.13 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Barbashev, Hanifin, EichelMIN: Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Faber
    VGK 1 – 3 MIN
  2. 19:58
    MINKirill KaprizovPP (Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi)deflected0.18 xG
    VGK: Smith, Hanifin, Eichel, HagueMIN: Nyquist, Hartman, Kaprizov, Rossi, Buium
    VGK 1 – 4 MIN

3rd period

  1. 11:34
    VGKReilly SmithSH (William Karlsson, Zach Whitecloud)backhand0.14 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, HanifinMIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Kaprizov, Boldy, Buium
    VGK 2 – 4 MIN
  2. 18:27
    MINMarcus FolignoEN (Zach Bogosian)wrist0.69 xG
    VGK: Stone, Karlsson, Hertl, Barbashev, Hanifin, DorofeyevMIN: Bogosian, Spurgeon, Foligno, Gaudreau
    VGK 2 – 5 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
Jack Eichel CL1000-230.2740024:44——4542
Mark Stone RL1000-220.3311024:23——4148
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-200.00110215:25——5056
Nicolas Roy CL2000010.1010010:40——8494
Brett Howden CL2000030.2320210:01——8575
Keegan Kolesar RL2000-110.073109:24——8473
Tomas Hertl CL3000-120.3520019:40——7793
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3000-140.3921018:46——8796
Brandon Saad LL3000+120.3800012:05——7483
William Karlsson CL4011000.0000012:51——7182
Reilly Smith RL4101+130.2030012:18——6985
Victor Olofsson LL4000000.0920010:37——6784
Zach Whitecloud DD1011020.0820217:53——8195
Nicolas Hague DD1000020.1140215:49——8395
Shea Theodore DD2000-130.2200017:26——7475
Brayden McNabb DD2000-100.0022017:05——7375
Noah Hanifin DD3011020.0611023:54——4748
Alex Pietrangelo DD3101+120.1021019:57——5048
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)L21174.8101.5440:00
Akira Schmid—990.10001.0118:56

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matt Boldy LL1112-151.0700023:03——6365
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1000+160.3023022:41——5451
Kirill Kaprizov LL1202060.9401221:09——5748
Mats Zuccarello RL2000-120.3420017:33——259
Frederick Gaudreau CL2000+100.0022013:15——1510
Marcus Johansson LL2000-100.0001011:09——151
Ryan Hartman RL3011-110.0714015:41——1310
Marcus Foligno LL3101+110.6940413:34——1712
Gustav Nyquist RL3000000.0001011:07——143
Marco Rossi CL4112+140.2210210:52——4640
Yakov Trenin CL4011+110.001008:02——3335
Justin Brazeau RL4011+100.008007:54——3132
Brock Faber DD1000+100.0012024:31——4329
Jonas Brodin DD1000+110.0322022:23——4235
Jake Middleton DD2000020.0403221:07——2731
Jared Spurgeon DD2000+120.0302019:44——3137
Zeev Buium DD3011-100.0001014:37——267
Zach Bogosian DD3011+100.0021011:57——228
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)W32302.9382.9959:41

Goal anatomy

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

Kirill Kaprizov (MIN PP) 1st 3:13 · assists Zeev Buium, Matt Boldy · Point shot · 61.6 mph shot.

Marco Rossi · 1st 6:51 · MIN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
38.8 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
8.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Matt Boldy · 2nd 11:05 · MIN

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
40.4 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s

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Reilly Smith · 3rd 11:34 · VGK SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
19.0 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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Marcus Foligno · 3rd 18:27 · MIN EN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
43.4 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s

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