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Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsApr 29, 2025

Final / OTPlayoffs· T-Mobile Arena
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Goals1231OTTShots1231OTT
MIN10102MIN975122
VGK20013VGK1693432
MIN 56VGK 78
MIN 2.17VGK 3.17
PP goals
MIN 1VGK 0
Hits
MIN 36VGK 26
Blocks
MIN 25VGK 15
PIM
MIN 4VGK 6
MIN 39%VGK 61%

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 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in overtime at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:30.Eichel
  2. Points
    Joel Eriksson Ek had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:17.Eriksson Ek
  3. New line
    New look for MIN: Nyquist–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 5:40 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NyquistFolignoGaudreau
  4. Usage
    Brett Howden (VGK) played 10:46, −3:22 down on his 14:08 season average over 10 games.Howden
  5. Usage
    Jonas Brodin (MIN) played 22:17, −3:01 down on his 25:18 season average over 5 games.Brodin
  6. Usage
    Keegan Kolesar (VGK) played 8:33, −3:05 down on his 11:38 season average over 10 games.Kolesar
  7. PP1
    MIN's PP1 (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) went scoreless in 3:47 of 5v4 time with 8 attempts.SpurgeonZuccarelloEriksson EkKaprizovBoldy
  8. PP1
    VGK's PP1 (Stone, Hertl, Theodore, Eichel and Dorofeyev) went scoreless in 4:59 of 5v4 time with 11 attempts.StoneHertlTheodoreEichelDorofeyev

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: 134 attempts, 54 on goal, 5 goals, 5.34 expected goals; best chance Kirill Kaprizov at 0.27 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 134 of 134 attempts · VGK 78 · MIN 56

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 3.17 to 2.17 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 78 to 56, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTVGKMINKKSBHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:05
  • VGK
  • MIN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKMINcontrol2nd3rdOTKarlsson · 1st 8:25Kaprizov · 1st 8:38Stone · 1st 13:24Boldy · 3rd 3:31Howden · OT 4:05
  • 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 19% of the game, VGK 39%.

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: 39 players over 64:05; most ice Adin Hill (64:05) for VGK and Filip Gustavsson (40:00) for MIN, 5 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
5278
1.372.29
1.212.22
611
27
1622
−0.074+0.074
19%39%

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. 8:25
    VGKWilliam KarlssonSH (Jack Eichel)wrist0.16 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, BoldyVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Karlsson, Eichel
    MIN 0 – 1 VGK
  2. 8:38
    MINKirill KaprizovPP (Mats Zuccarello, Joel Eriksson Ek)snap0.20 xG
    MIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, BoldyVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, Howden
    MIN 1 – 1 VGK
  3. 13:24
    VGKMark Stone (Jack Eichel)slap0.04 xG
    MIN: Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, FaberVGK: McNabb, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore, Eichel
    MIN 1 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 3:31
    MINMatt Boldy (Joel Eriksson Ek, Jake Middleton)wrist0.15 xG
    MIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Gaudreau, Middleton, BoldyVGK: Pietrangelo, Pearson, Hanifin, Eichel, Dorofeyev
    MIN 2 – 2 VGK

OT period

  1. 4:05
    VGKBrett Howden (Tanner Pearson, Nicolas Hague)snap0.23 xG
    MIN: Bogosian, Merrill, Trenin, Brazeau, RossiVGK: Pietrangelo, Pearson, Kolesar, Howden, Hague
    MIN 2 – 3 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 LL1101-130.5411025:16——4037
Kirill Kaprizov LL1101-250.7921023:11——4445
Joel Eriksson Ek CL1022-220.0510020:17——4638
Mats Zuccarello RL2011010.1340019:07——3939
Ryan Hartman RL2000-100.0111218:32——2716
Marcus Johansson LL2000020.0410014:40——3519
Marco Rossi CL3000-100.0033011:38——3228
Yakov Trenin CL3000-100.0570010:14——2110
Justin Brazeau RL3000-100.004007:51——1111
Frederick Gaudreau CL4000+110.0210015:49——5061
Marcus Foligno LL4000030.3730214:50——5269
Gustav Nyquist RL4000000.0012010:51——5277
Brock Faber DD1000-120.0202026:51——4646
Jonas Brodin DD1000-100.0111022:17——5151
Jared Spurgeon DD2000+110.0605024:00——3732
Jake Middleton DD2011+120.0545021:11——4245
Zach Bogosian DD3000-100.0412015:03——2922
Jon Merrill DD3000-100.0012012:47——2616
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)—25232.9202.4440:00
Marc-Andre FleuryL761.8570.7324:05

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mark Stone RL1101+130.1831022:26——6273
Tomas Hertl CL1000020.4020020:53——5461
Brandon Saad LL1000010.1110215:29——6164
Reilly Smith RL2000010.0801217:03——6136
Nicolas Roy CL2000000.1030016:04——6937
Ivan Barbashev LL2000000.0010014:47——5823
Jack Eichel CL3022+150.4912023:30——6678
William Karlsson CL3101+220.3200018:45——6091
Pavel Dorofeyev RL3000-150.6600017:32——5870
Brett Howden CL4101+120.2431010:46——6370
Keegan Kolesar RL4000+100.001008:33——5666
Tanner Pearson LL4011000.042007:48——5051
Shea Theodore DD1000+120.3501023:04——6176
Brayden McNabb DD1000+210.0152220:06——5771
Noah Hanifin DD2000-140.1202022:34——7270
Zach Whitecloud DD2000010.0232017:18——5955
Alex Pietrangelo DD3000+120.0500022:01——6356
Nicolas Hague DD3011+110.0113017:07——4240
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W22202.9092.1764:05

Goal anatomy

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

William Karlsson (VGK SH) 1st 8:25 · assists Jack Eichel · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 39.1 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

William Karlsson · 1st 8:25 · VGK SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
39.1 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s
Type
one-timer

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Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 8:38 · MIN PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
52.7 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s
Type
one-timer

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Mark Stone · 1st 13:24 · VGK

Play
point-shot
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
73.2 mph
Distance
52 ft
Entry to goal
8.4 s

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Matt Boldy · 3rd 3:31 · MIN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
23.1 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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