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Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 20, 2025

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MIN
2
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VGK
4
Goals123TShots123T
MIN1012MIN77620
VGK1124VGK1251027
MIN 70VGK 66
MIN 2.04VGK 3.00
PP goals
MIN 0VGK 1
Hits
MIN 54VGK 29
Blocks
MIN 16VGK 25
PIM
MIN 4VGK 2
MIN 60%VGK 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 4–2 at home. Brett Howden (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Tomas Hertl (VGK) played 13:58, −4:45 down on his 18:43 season average over 10 games.

  1. Points
    Brett Howden had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:12.Howden
  2. Points
    Matt Boldy had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:32.Boldy
  3. Points
    Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 13:58.Hertl
  4. Points
    Kirill Kaprizov had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:57.Kaprizov
  5. Usage
    Tomas Hertl (VGK) played 13:58, −4:45 down on his 18:43 season average over 10 games.Hertl
  6. Usage
    Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) played 13:23, −4:37 down on his 18:00 season average over 7 games.Dorofeyev
  7. Usage
    Jack Eichel (VGK) played 17:12, −6:32 down on his 23:44 season average over 10 games.Eichel
  8. Usage
    Ryan Hartman (MIN) played 14:38, −3:22 down on his 18:00 season average over 5 games.Hartman

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, MIN at VGK: 136 attempts, 47 on goal, 6 goals, 5.04 expected goals; best chance Brett Howden at 0.43 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MIN attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • MIN
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · VGK 66 · MIN 70

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MIN at VGK: expected goals 3.00 to 2.04 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 70, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdVGKMINHBDHBHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • MIN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKMINcontrol2nd3rdHertl · 1st 15:22Boldy · 1st 17:42Dorofeyev · 2nd 13:33Howden · 3rd 2:28Boldy · 3rd 11:46Howden · 3rd 19:59
  • VGK pressure
  • MIN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 30% of the game, VGK 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, MIN at VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Adin Hill (60:00) for VGK and Filip Gustavsson (59:11) for MIN, 6 goals.

VGK
MIN
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
StatMINVGK
8076
2.412.96
2.312.82
1712
58
1317
+0.065−0.065
30%28%

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.

Minnesota Wild

Current MIN line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:22
    VGKTomas Hertl (Alex Pietrangelo, Brandon Saad)snap0.08 xG
    MIN: Johansson, Zuccarello, Brodin, Gaudreau, FaberVGK: Pietrangelo, Saad, Hertl, Hanifin, Dorofeyev
    MIN 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 17:42
    MINMatt Boldy (Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman)wrist0.07 xG
    MIN: Bogosian, Hartman, Kaprizov, Boldy, BuiumVGK: Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Olofsson, Hanifin
    MIN 1 – 1 VGK

2nd period

  1. 13:33
    VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl)slap0.10 xG
    MIN: Foligno, Gaudreau, Middleton, FaberVGK: Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel, Dorofeyev
    MIN 1 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 2:28
    VGKBrett Howden (Nicolas Roy, Noah Hanifin)wrist0.04 xG
    MIN: Bogosian, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, BuiumVGK: Pietrangelo, Hanifin, Kolesar, Roy, Howden
    MIN 1 – 3 VGK
  2. 11:46
    MINMatt Boldy (Kirill Kaprizov)wrap-around0.24 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Hartman, Kaprizov, Boldy, FaberVGK: Smith, Theodore, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel
    MIN 2 – 3 VGK
  3. 19:59
    VGKBrett HowdenENwrist0.43 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Johansson, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, KaprizovVGK: Pietrangelo, Hertl, Hanifin, Roy, Howden
    MIN 2 – 4 VGK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Matt Boldy LL1202+120.5960222:32——6079
Kirill Kaprizov LL1022+110.0013021:57——5985
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1000-140.3221221:06——5973
Mats Zuccarello RL2000-110.2210019:02——4925
Marcus Johansson LL2000-110.1121017:09——5429
Frederick Gaudreau CL2000-100.0121012:15——2815
Marco Rossi CL3000010.1030012:10——4736
Marcus Foligno LL3000000.00110012:05——335
Gustav Nyquist RL3000010.0420010:18——4734
Ryan Hartman RL4011+230.2311014:38——6461
Yakov Trenin CL4000010.2181010:45——4136
Justin Brazeau RL4000000.004008:56——3536
Brock Faber DD1000000.0611027:57——5859
Jonas Brodin DD1000-110.0513025:53——5553
Jared Spurgeon DD2000+130.0732020:15——5338
Jake Middleton DD2000000.0022019:16——4921
Zeev Buium DD3000010.0220013:27——4542
Zach Bogosian DD3000000.0020010:02——4041
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)L26233.8852.5759:11

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mark Stone RL1000020.3911017:16——3953
Jack Eichel CL1000-120.1711017:12——3953
Ivan Barbashev LL1000-110.1531015:28——4151
William Karlsson CL2000-120.0101016:14——3643
Victor Olofsson LL2000-110.1720014:09——3240
Reilly Smith RL2000-200.0021014:07——3529
Brandon Saad LL3011+110.3800014:22——7187
Tomas Hertl CL3112+140.2040013:58——7996
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3101+130.5000013:23——8297
Brett Howden CL4202+140.6231014:12——4230
Keegan Kolesar RL4000+100.0241013:56——5045
Nicolas Roy CL4011+120.0801013:15——4835
Brayden McNabb DD1000000.0426220:20——3641
Shea Theodore DD1011-110.1201019:41——3639
Noah Hanifin DD2011000.0222022:19——5663
Alex Pietrangelo DD2011+120.0614021:03——5874
Zach Whitecloud DD3000010.0522019:21——5358
Nicolas Hague DD3000010.0222017:44——5463
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W20182.9002.0460:00

Goal anatomy

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

Brett Howden (VGK EN) 3rd 19:59 · unassisted · Point shot · 18.5 mph shot.

Matt Boldy · 1st 17:42 · MIN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
4.0 s

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Brett Howden · 3rd 2:28 · VGK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
56.4 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Matt Boldy · 3rd 11:46 · MIN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
15.0 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s

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