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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildMay 1, 2025

FinalPlayoffs· Xcel Energy Center
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Goals123TShots123T
VGK1113VGK89724
MIN1012MIN1291031
VGK 50MIN 74
VGK 2.30MIN 2.88
PP goals
VGK 1MIN 0
Hits
VGK 33MIN 23
Blocks
VGK 24MIN 13
PIM
VGK 4MIN 8
VGK 52%MIN 48%

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. Ryan Hartman (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:17 together.

  1. Points
    Ryan Hartman had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:28.Hartman
  2. Points
    Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:39.Eichel
  3. Points
    Mark Stone had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:21.Stone
  4. Points
    Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:22.Theodore
  5. Points
    Brayden McNabb had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:41.McNabb
  6. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 4:17 together.StoneHertlTheodoreOlofssonEichel
  7. New line
    New look for VGK: Saad–Hertl–Kolesar skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SaadHertlKolesar
  8. Usage
    Zach Whitecloud (VGK) played 12:34, −5:25 down on his 17:59 season average over 10 games.Whitecloud

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, 55 on goal, 5 goals, 5.18 expected goals; best chance Ryan Hartman at 0.34 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 74 · VGK 50

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 2.88 to 2.30 (MIN led the chances), shot attempts 74 to 50, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdMINVGKTHESHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINVGKcontrol2nd3rdTheodore · 1st 3:30Hartman · 1st 19:56Eichel · 2nd 16:12Stone · 3rd 16:02Hartman · 3rd 16:33
  • 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 31% of the game, MIN 42%.

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 Filip Gustavsson (57:56) for MIN and Adin Hill (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
4166
1.222.90
1.172.70
714
22
1418
+0.019−0.019
31%42%

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. 3:30
    VGKShea TheodorePP (Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel)wrist0.05 xG
    VGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Olofsson, EichelMIN: Foligno, Gaudreau, Middleton, Faber
    VGK 1 – 0 MIN
  2. 19:56
    MINRyan Hartman (Marcus Foligno)wrist0.04 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Barbashev, Olofsson, Hanifin, WhitecloudMIN: Bogosian, Foligno, Zuccarello, Merrill, Hartman
    VGK 1 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 16:12
    VGKJack Eichel (Mark Stone, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.19 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore, EichelMIN: Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Faber
    VGK 2 – 1 MIN

3rd period

  1. 16:02
    VGKMark Stone (Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore)other0.15 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore, EichelMIN: Spurgeon, Brodin, Kaprizov, Boldy, Rossi
    VGK 3 – 1 MIN
  2. 16:33
    MINRyan Hartman (Marcus Johansson, Jake Middleton)wrap-around0.34 xG
    VGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Barbashev, Hanifin, RoyMIN: Johansson, Foligno, Hartman, Middleton, 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
Jack Eichel CL1112+230.3015022:39——4764
Mark Stone RL1112+240.6601022:21——4859
William Karlsson CL1000+210.0102019:03——4665
Nicolas Roy CL2000-120.2041015:08——4422
Ivan Barbashev LL2000-200.0400015:02——4011
Reilly Smith RL2000-100.0000013:48——4130
Tomas Hertl CL3000-120.1450017:01——241
Brandon Saad LL3000020.3730012:45——4729
Keegan Kolesar RL3000010.0041011:48——358
Brett Howden CL4000000.0742012:56——2022
Victor Olofsson LL4011-110.1410012:39——92
Tanner Pearson LL4000010.064006:49——2518
Shea Theodore DD1112+230.1205025:22——4059
Brayden McNabb DD1022+220.0641022:41——3243
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000-100.0203020:58——4018
Nicolas Hague DD2000010.0400212:02——4424
Noah Hanifin DD3000-210.0611220:24——3416
Zach Whitecloud DD3000-100.0122012:34——4019
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W31292.9352.8860:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matt Boldy LL1000-250.2231025:15——6546
Kirill Kaprizov LL1000-240.2000224:21——6246
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1000-100.1102021:15——6752
Mats Zuccarello RL2000+100.0720019:17——6481
Ryan Hartman RL2202+260.7600016:28——7482
Marcus Foligno LL2011+230.3641016:23——6898
Marcus Johansson LL3011+120.6130013:49——7788
Frederick Gaudreau CL3000000.0011012:14——3553
Gustav Nyquist RL3000010.080007:15——3053
Marco Rossi CL4000-110.0200411:39——5775
Yakov Trenin CL4000000.005007:03——3376
Justin Brazeau RL4000000.021006:01——57100
Brock Faber DD1000010.2313223:38——6075
Jonas Brodin DD1000-210.0201021:26——5252
Jared Spurgeon DD2000-140.1004022:52——6060
Jake Middleton DD2011+110.0330020:47——7279
Zach Bogosian DD3000+110.0300013:26——6979
Jon Merrill DD3000+110.0200011:52——6791
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)L24213.8752.3057:56

Goal anatomy

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

Shea Theodore (VGK PP) 1st 3:30 · assists Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel · Forecheck turnover · 64.0 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 2nd 16:12 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
45.4 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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