Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 6, 2026

FinalFriday, Mar 6, 2026· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	3	1	4		MIN	6	7	11	24
VGK	0	0	2	2		VGK	8	10	13	31

: MIN 59VGK 62
: MIN 3.50VGK 2.96
PP goals: MIN 0VGK 1
Hits: MIN 22VGK 14
Blocks: MIN 10VGK 18
PIM: MIN 26VGK 16
: MIN 31%VGK 69%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 at VGK. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Brock Faber (MIN) played 16:41, −8:06 down on his 24:47 season average over 79 games.

Points
Michael McCarron had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:41.McCarron
Points
Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.Dorofeyev
Usage
Brock Faber (MIN) played 16:41, −8:06 down on his 24:47 season average over 79 games.Faber
New line
New look for MIN: Eriksson Ek–Brink–Boldy skated 9:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eriksson Ek Brink Boldy
New line
New look for VGK: Dowd–Sissons–Smith skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowd Sissons Smith
Usage
Braeden Bowman (VGK) played 19:50, +5:49 up on his 14:01 season average over 53 games.Bowman
New line
New look for MIN: McCarron–Fabbri–Sturm skated 5:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.McCarron Fabbri Sturm
Usage
Mitch Marner (VGK) played 15:55, −4:05 down on his 20:00 season average over 80 games.Marner

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← MIN attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · VGK 62 · MIN 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 29% of the game, VGK 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

MIN

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

VGK 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
Stat	MIN	VGK
	58	68
	2.79	3.29
	2.66	3.19
	8	18
	5	4
	18	16
	−0.106	+0.106
	29%	30%

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

L1Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
13:1538% CF
L2Eriksson Ek – Brink – Boldy
9:4950% CF
L3Tarasenko – Trenin – Yurov
6:1250% CF
L4McCarron – Fabbri – Sturm
5:3570% CF
D1Hughes – Faber
12:3040% CF
D2Spurgeon – Brodin
11:0163% CF
D3Bogosian – Middleton
10:0832% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Hughes – Boldy
1:35100% CF
PP2Tarasenko – Hartman – Brink – Faber – Yurov
0:17100% CF
PK1FTrenin – Sturm
0:55
PK1DSpurgeon – Middleton
0:55

Current MIN line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Barbashev – Eichel – Bowman
15:2554% CF
L2Dowd – Sissons – Smith
11:5450% CF
L3Smith – Marner – Dorofeyev
8:4227% CF
L4Saad – Hertl – Kolesar
7:1150% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
18:2042% CF
D2Andersson – Lauzon
9:2960% CF
D3Hanifin – Korczak
9:0759% CF

PP1Hertl – Eichel – Marner – Dorofeyev – Bowman
0:55100% CF
PK1FSissons – Smith
0:47
PK2FDowd – Marner
0:42
PK1DAndersson – Lauzon
0:47
PK2DMcNabb – Theodore
0:42

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

5:18
MINMats Zuccarellowrist0.24 xG
MIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Brodin, Hartman, KaprizovVGK: Hertl, Hanifin, Andersson, Marner, Dorofeyev
MIN 1 – 0 VGK
8:07
MINZach Bogosian (Danila Yurov, Yakov Trenin)slap0.08 xG
MIN: Bogosian, Spurgeon, Tarasenko, Trenin, YurovVGK: Smith, Hanifin, Marner, Korczak, Dorofeyev
MIN 2 – 0 VGK
8:25
MINMichael McCarron (Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes)tip-in0.09 xG
MIN: McCarron, Fabbri, Hughes, Sturm, FaberVGK: Saad, Hertl, Andersson, Kolesar, Lauzon
MIN 3 – 0 VGK

3rd period

2:17
VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Jack Eichel, Braeden Bowman)wrist0.11 xG
MIN: Spurgeon, Middleton, Trenin, SturmVGK: Hertl, Eichel, Marner, Dorofeyev, Bowman
MIN 3 – 1 VGK
15:42
MINVladimir Tarasenko (Jared Spurgeon, Michael McCarron)wrist0.13 xG
MIN: Spurgeon, Tarasenko, Brodin, Hartman, TreninVGK: McNabb, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel, Bowman
MIN 4 – 1 VGK
16:55
VGKMitch Marner (Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl)wrist0.26 xG
MIN: Bogosian, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, KaprizovVGK: Hertl, Hanifin, Marner, Korczak, Dorofeyev
MIN 4 – 2 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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	22:46	—	—	37	48
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.29	1	0	0	17:52	—	—	35	47
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.52	0	1	0	16:40	—	—	37	48
Matt Boldy L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	2	0	0	20:21	—	—	46	34
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.83	3	0	0	19:37	—	—	44	37
Bobby Brink R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	1	0	13:28	—	—	48	34
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.66	1	0	0	12:58	—	—	43	48
Yakov Trenin C	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	7	2	0	11:53	—	—	53	54
Danila Yurov R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.17	2	1	0	10:59	—	—	53	54
Nico Sturm C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:59	—	—	69	68
Michael McCarron C	L4	1	1	2	+1	1	0.10	3	0	2	10:41	—	—	56	48
Robby Fabbri C	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.20	1	0	0	10:39	—	—	61	52
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.04	0	1	0	27:46	—	—	46	42
Brock Faber D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	17	16:41	—	—	38	37
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.03	1	1	0	21:37	—	—	50	64
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.09	0	2	0	19:23	—	—	54	67
Zach Bogosian D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.09	0	1	2	16:37	—	—	53	35
Jake Middleton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	5	16:08	—	—	30	23

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	2.96	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	1	1	-1	5	0.34	0	1	0	24:30	—	—	57	62
Braeden Bowman R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.18	1	0	2	19:50	—	—	57	60
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.36	3	0	0	19:30	—	—	60	65
Colton Sissons C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.28	1	0	0	14:39	—	—	55	60
Cole Smith R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	13:41	—	—	50	56
Nic Dowd C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	3	0	0	13:17	—	—	55	61
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	1	1	2	-1	3	0.40	0	0	0	18:01	—	—	53	49
Mitch Marner R	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.43	0	2	0	15:55	—	—	55	43
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	0	0	11:31	—	—	38	41
Tomas Hertl C	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	0	1	0	14:27	—	—	56	49
Brandon Saad L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	0	1	0	8:39	—	—	53	63
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	1	5	8:09	—	—	50	53
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	23:52	—	—	46	42
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	3	0	20:54	—	—	40	45
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	1	3	0	20:58	—	—	63	66
Jeremy Lauzon D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	3	1	9	14:37	—	—	57	63
Noah Hanifin D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	4	0	22:57	—	—	60	60
Kaedan Korczak D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	0	12:08	—	—	62	61

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Akira Schmid(start)	L	24	20	4	.833	2.56	58:25

Goal anatomy

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

Mats Zuccarello (MIN) 2nd 5:18 · unassisted · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 59.0 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Mats Zuccarello · 2nd 5:18 · MIN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 59.0 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Zach Bogosian · 2nd 8:07 · MIN

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 65.4 mph
Distance: 45 ft
Type: rebound

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Michael McCarron · 2nd 8:25 · MIN

Play: deflection
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 35.7 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 9.5 s
Type: deflection

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 2:17 · VGK PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 33.6 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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Vladimir Tarasenko · 3rd 15:42 · MIN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 51.4 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Mitch Marner · 3rd 16:55 · VGK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 30.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: one-timer

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.