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Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota WildNov 16, 2025

Final / OT· Grand Casino Arena
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VGK
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MIN
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VGK10102VGK889025
MIN11013MIN1267328
VGK 54MIN 47
VGK 1.80MIN 1.75
PP goals
VGK 2MIN 1
Hits
VGK 15MIN 31
Blocks
VGK 11MIN 16
PIM
VGK 8MIN 8
VGK 48%MIN 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–2 in overtime at home. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 0G 2A. VGK's first power-play unit (Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev and Bowman) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:54 together.

  1. Points
    Mats Zuccarello had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:13.Zuccarello
  2. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev and Bowman) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:54 together.HertlEichelMarnerDorofeyevBowman
  3. Usage
    Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) played 24:32, +5:32 up on his 19:00 season average over 69 games.Eriksson Ek
  4. New line
    New look for MIN: Hinostroza–Jones–Ohgren skated 6:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HinostrozaJonesOhgren
  5. Usage
    Ben Hutton (VGK) played 7:44, −6:59 down on his 14:43 season average over 54 games.Hutton
  6. Usage
    Shea Theodore (VGK) played 27:14, +4:28 up on his 22:46 season average over 69 games.Theodore
  7. Usage
    Kaedan Korczak (VGK) played 9:53, −6:10 down on his 16:03 season average over 77 games.Korczak
  8. Usage
    Braeden Bowman (VGK) played 19:05, +5:03 up on his 14:02 season average over 53 games.Bowman

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: 101 attempts, 53 on goal, 5 goals, 3.54 expected goals; best chance Pavel Dorofeyev at 0.29 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 101 of 101 attempts · MIN 47 · VGK 54

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 1.75 to 1.80 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 47 to 54, 5 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.01st2nd3rdOTMINVGKEEDTSKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:50
  • MIN
  • VGK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINVGKcontrol2nd3rdOTEriksson Ek · 1st 4:49Dorofeyev · 1st 15:14Trenin · 2nd 9:05Smith · 3rd 6:35Kaprizov · OT 4:50
  • 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 24%.

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 64:50; most ice Filip Gustavsson (64:50) for MIN and Carl Lindbom (64:50) for VGK, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

MIN skaters (rows) against VGK skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MIN side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MIN rows versus VGK columns: 250 matchups; most common Faber vs Theodore, 12:05 at 89% xGF.

MIN ↓ · VGK →EichelBowmanBarbashevMarnerHertlDorofeyevHowdenSmithSaadSissonsKolesarReinhardtTheodoreMcNabbHanifinWhitecloudKorczakHuttonL1 EkL1 BoldyL1 JohanssonL2 KaprizovL2 ZuccarelloL2 HartmanL3 YurovL3 TreninL3 FolignoL4 OhgrenL4 JonesL4 HinostrozaD1 FaberD1 BrodinD2 SpurgeonD2 MiddletonD3 BuiumD3 Hunt
MIN xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatVGKMIN
5241
1.321.43
1.311.38
45
14
1623
−0.019+0.019
33%24%

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. 4:49
    MINJoel Eriksson Ek (Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Johansson)wrist0.04 xG
    VGK: Smith, Saad, Hanifin, Howden, KorczakMIN: Spurgeon, Johansson, Zuccarello, Middleton, Eriksson Ek
    VGK 0 – 1 MIN
  2. 15:14
    VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl)wrist0.29 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev, BowmanMIN: Johansson, Brodin, Trenin, Faber
    VGK 1 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 9:05
    MINYakov Trenin (Danila Yurov, Marcus Foligno)wrist0.10 xG
    VGK: Hertl, Hutton, Barbashev, Korczak, BowmanMIN: Foligno, Brodin, Trenin, Faber, Yurov
    VGK 1 – 2 MIN

3rd period

  1. 6:35
    VGKReilly SmithPP (Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev)wrist0.07 xG
    VGK: Smith, Sissons, Theodore, Barbashev, HanifinMIN: Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, Hunt
    VGK 2 – 2 MIN

OT period

  1. 4:50
    MINKirill KaprizovPP (Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy)snap0.19 xG
    VGK: McNabb, Eichel, HowdenMIN: Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy
    VGK 2 – 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 CL1000040.1621023:00——5854
Braeden Bowman RL1000-100.0401219:05——5747
Ivan Barbashev LL1011-100.0810015:59——5237
Mitch Marner RL2011020.1800020:16——6554
Tomas Hertl CL2011-130.3200019:16——5846
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2101030.4100017:49——6353
Brett Howden CL3000-110.0110015:54——5015
Reilly Smith RL3101-110.0711014:06——5379
Brandon Saad LL3000-100.0000014:04——5353
Colton Sissons CL4000010.2310013:43——5664
Keegan Kolesar RL4000020.0200010:30——4730
Cole Reinhardt LL4000020.063109:51——5663
Shea Theodore DD1011010.0301227:14——5025
Brayden McNabb DD1000010.0122023:34——4847
Noah Hanifin DD2000-130.0612026:24——6553
Zach Whitecloud DD2000000.0111220:08——6770
Kaedan Korczak DD3000-200.001129:53——4143
Ben Hutton DD3000-110.111007:44——5356
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Carl Lindbom(start)O28253.8931.7564:50

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1101+130.2220224:32——5068
Matt Boldy LL1011030.2012421:42——5057
Marcus Johansson LL1011+100.0021016:48——4746
Kirill Kaprizov LL2101060.5600023:47——4678
Mats Zuccarello RL2022+130.1712021:13——4474
Ryan Hartman RL2000010.0220012:30——4230
Danila Yurov RL3011+100.0020013:09——4145
Yakov Trenin CL3101+120.2240012:42——4447
Marcus Foligno LL3011+100.0062012:37——4750
Liam Ohgren LL4000010.0140011:10——3130
Ben Jones CL4000010.015009:55——3945
Vinnie Hinostroza CL4000010.161008:04——3931
Brock Faber DD1000+110.0201027:35——6092
Jonas Brodin DD1000+110.0204025:21——5566
Jared Spurgeon DD2000+120.0500222:06——3942
Jake Middleton DD2000+130.0602020:06——3847
Zeev Buium DD3000000.0100014:55——2627
Daemon Hunt DD3000000.0012010:16——3336
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)W25232.9201.8064:50

Goal anatomy

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

Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1st 4:49 · assists Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Johansson · Forecheck turnover · 48.0 mph shot.

Yakov Trenin · 2nd 9:05 · MIN

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
5.4 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.8 s

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Kirill Kaprizov · OT 4:50 · MIN PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
58.9 mph
Distance
24 ft
Type
one-timer

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