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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildApr 26, 2025

Final / OTPlayoffs· Xcel Energy Center
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
VGK10214VGK1112121146
MIN11103MIN41081032
VGK 91MIN 71
VGK 4.16MIN 3.14
PP goals
VGK 2MIN 0
Hits
VGK 34MIN 28
Blocks
VGK 23MIN 23
PIM
VGK 4MIN 8
VGK 49%MIN 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights edge Minnesota Wild 4–3 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime at MIN. Tomas Hertl (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +15 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.

  1. Points
    Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:39.Barbashev
  2. Points
    Nicolas Roy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:58.Roy
  3. Points
    Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:14.Hertl
  4. Goalie
    Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 46 shots and stopped 42 (.913), +15 against a season average of 30.8; the loss.Gustavsson
  5. New line
    New look for VGK: Karlsson–Eichel–Dorofeyev skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (80% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KarlssonEichelDorofeyev
  6. Usage
    Shea Theodore (VGK) played 30:41, +8:25 up on his 22:16 season average over 10 games.Theodore
  7. Usage
    Marcus Foligno (MIN) played 22:51, +8:08 up on his 14:43 season average over 5 games.Foligno
  8. Usage
    Jack Eichel (VGK) played 29:57, +7:30 up on his 22:28 season average over 10 games.Eichel

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: 162 attempts, 78 on goal, 7 goals, 7.30 expected goals; best chance Joel Eriksson Ek at 0.52 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 162 of 162 attempts · MIN 71 · VGK 91

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 3.14 to 4.16 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 71 to 91, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTMINVGKTRFRHSBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 77:26
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTTheodore · 1st 6:47Rossi · 1st 10:43Foligno · 2nd 1:24Roy · 3rd 4:50Hertl · 3rd 10:03Spurgeon · 3rd 10:57Barbashev · OT 17:26
  • 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 37% of the game, MIN 22%.

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 77:26; most ice Filip Gustavsson (77:26) for MIN and Adin Hill (77:26) 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
9574
4.233.32
4.023.16
2216
117
3017
−0.033+0.034
37%22%

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. 6:47
    VGKShea TheodorePP (Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel)wrist0.06 xG
    VGK: Smith, Stone, Theodore, Barbashev, EichelMIN: Bogosian, Spurgeon, Foligno, Gaudreau
    VGK 1 – 0 MIN
  2. 10:43
    MINMarco Rossi (Justin Brazeau, Yakov Trenin)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Pearson, Kolesar, Roy, Hague, WhitecloudMIN: Bogosian, Trenin, Brazeau, Rossi, Buium
    VGK 1 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 1:24
    MINMarcus Foligno (Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello)backhand0.25 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Saad, Hanifin, Eichel, DorofeyevMIN: Bogosian, Foligno, Zuccarello, Hartman, Buium
    VGK 1 – 2 MIN

3rd period

  1. 4:50
    VGKNicolas RoyPP (Tomas Hertl, Pavel Dorofeyev)wrist0.11 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Roy, DorofeyevMIN: Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, Faber
    VGK 2 – 2 MIN
  2. 10:03
    VGKTomas Hertl (Mark Stone, Brayden McNabb)deflected0.13 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Hertl, Theodore, HowdenMIN: Spurgeon, Foligno, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton
    VGK 3 – 2 MIN
  3. 10:57
    MINJared Spurgeon (Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek)wrap-around0.14 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Theodore, Eichel, DorofeyevMIN: Spurgeon, Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy
    VGK 3 – 3 MIN

OT period

  1. 17:26
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith)backhand0.24 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Smith, Theodore, Barbashev, RoyMIN: Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Faber
    VGK 4 – 3 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 CL1011-260.3340029:57——5842
Pavel Dorofeyev RL1011-210.0601022:32——5138
William Karlsson CL1000-140.3202022:25——7079
Ivan Barbashev LL2112+130.4320021:39——5851
Reilly Smith RL2011+130.2731020:18——6251
Nicolas Roy CL2112020.4440217:58——6448
Mark Stone RL3011+140.0712026:42——5659
Tomas Hertl CL3112+130.3512023:14——5173
Brandon Saad LL3000-130.3810014:11——5361
Brett Howden CL4000+110.2211015:01——3548
Keegan Kolesar RL4000-100.4151212:53——5682
Tanner Pearson LL4000-110.043108:49——5272
Shea Theodore DD1101+160.5201030:41——6986
Brayden McNabb DD1011+110.0311026:42——7189
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000-120.1414028:48——5544
Noah Hanifin DD2000-150.1634026:05——5238
Nicolas Hague DD3000-110.0010017:56——4136
Zach Whitecloud DD3000-100.0032017:19——4151
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W32293.9063.1477:26

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matt Boldy LL1000030.1611033:08——4343
Kirill Kaprizov LL1011020.2011028:12——4327
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1011041.0001227:25——4647
Marcus Foligno LL2101010.2582022:51——4462
Mats Zuccarello RL2011030.1500022:30——3831
Ryan Hartman RL2011050.3703021:59——4035
Marco Rossi CL3101+130.1400011:01——5267
Yakov Trenin CL3011+110.1570010:31——5573
Justin Brazeau RL3011+110.333008:31——5678
Frederick Gaudreau CL4000010.0601018:20——4125
Vinnie Hinostroza CL4000010.0211211:57——3525
Gustav Nyquist RL4000000.0700010:48——5336
Brock Faber DD1000-110.0111033:07——5350
Jonas Brodin DD1000010.0313031:32——5559
Jake Middleton DD2000-120.0037029:17——3246
Jared Spurgeon DD2101010.1902028:40——3222
Zach Bogosian DD3000+210.0110015:20——4838
Zeev Buium DD3000+210.0010413:33——4236
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)L46424.9134.1677:26

Goal anatomy

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

Shea Theodore (VGK PP) 1st 6:47 · assists Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel · Forecheck turnover · 66.7 mph shot.

Marco Rossi · 1st 10:43 · MIN

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
47.1 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s

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