National Hockey League

FINAL
Minnesota Wild 1
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Vegas Golden Knights 5
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T-Mobile Arena · 2,610 att.

Match Report

Fleury earns 11th win of the season, Vegas tops Wild 5-1

— Jonathan Marchessault goal in the second period was the winner, Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

MIN VGK
17
Blocked Shots
16
23
Hits
25
9
Takeaways
12
37
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
32
45.8
Faceoff Win Percent
54.2
4
Giveaways
10
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

MIN

  • Cam Talbot G GA 4 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Jordan Greenway LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Joel Eriksson Ek C BS 4 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nick Bonino C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

VGK

  • Marc-Andre Fleury G GA 1 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • William Karlsson C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Ryan Reaves RW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Chandler Stephenson C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1

Head to Head

VGK leads series 2-0

Injuries

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Carter Hart Day-To-Day
  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild

  • Jared Spurgeon Day-To-Day
  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 17:41 1-5
    William Karlsson 3rd
  2. Goal 16:38 1-4
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  3. Missed 12:49 1-3
    Keegan Kolesar 3rd
  4. Goal 11:08 1-3
    Mark Stone 3rd
  5. Penalty 9:59 1-2
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  6. Penalty 9:59 1-2
    Kevin Fiala 3rd
  7. Penalty 8:00 1-2
    Nicolas Hague 3rd
  8. Missed 4:27 1-2
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  9. Missed 1:41 1-2
    Kevin Fiala 3rd
  10. Penalty 18:46 1-2
    Jordan Greenway 2nd
  11. Missed 11:02 1-2
    Alex Tuch 2nd
  12. Goal 9:58 1-2
    Marcus Foligno 2nd
  13. Missed 9:49 0-2
    Joel Eriksson Ek 2nd
  14. Missed 9:12 0-2
    Nico Sturm 2nd
  15. Missed 8:37 0-2
    William Carrier 2nd
  16. Missed 5:38 0-2
    Max Pacioretty 2nd
  17. Goal 5:03 0-2
    Jonathan Marchessault 2nd
  18. Missed 3:24 0-1
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  19. Penalty 2:57 0-1
    Ian Cole 2nd
  20. Missed 2:55 0-1
    Max Pacioretty 2nd
  21. Missed 1:09 0-1
    Alec Martinez 2nd
  22. Penalty 16:27 0-1
    Shea Theodore 1st
  23. Missed 14:16 0-1
    Kirill Kaprizov 1st
  24. Missed 13:06 0-1
    Jared Spurgeon 1st
  25. Penalty 12:37 0-1
    Ryan Reaves 1st
  26. Missed 6:34 0-1
    Shea Theodore 1st
  27. Missed 4:01 0-1
    Reilly Smith 1st
  28. Missed 3:49 0-1
    William Karlsson 1st
  29. Missed 2:31 0-1
    Kyle Rau 1st
  30. Goal 2:03 0-1
    Alex Tuch 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  3. Blocked 19:46 1-5
    Gerry Mayhew 3rd
  4. Giveaway 19:37 1-5
    Ryan Reaves 3rd
  5. Blocked 18:35 1-5
    Nick Bjugstad 3rd
  6. Takeaway 18:33 1-5
    Nick Bjugstad 3rd
  7. Face Off 18:28 1-5
    Cody Glass 3rd
  8. Stoppage 18:28 1-5
    3rd
  9. Blocked 18:27 1-5
    Gerry Mayhew 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:13 1-5
    Nico Sturm 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:13 1-5
    3rd
  12. Shot 18:12 1-5
    Gerry Mayhew 3rd
  13. Takeaway 18:10 1-5
    Kyle Rau 3rd
  14. Takeaway 18:04 1-5
    Nico Sturm 3rd
  15. Takeaway 17:52 1-5
    Tomas Nosek 3rd
  16. Face Off 17:41 1-5
    Nico Sturm 3rd
  17. Goal 17:41 1-5
    William Karlsson 3rd
  18. Blocked 17:16 1-4
    Tomas Nosek 3rd
  19. Face Off 16:38 1-4
    Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd
  20. Goal 16:38 1-4
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  21. Blocked 16:29 1-3
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  22. Face Off 16:23 1-3
    Victor Rask 3rd
  23. Stoppage 16:23 1-3
    3rd
  24. Shot 16:22 1-3
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  25. Hit 16:08 1-3
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  26. Face Off 15:48 1-3
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  27. Stoppage 15:48 1-3
    3rd
  28. Hit 15:39 1-3
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  29. Takeaway 15:27 1-3
    William Karlsson 3rd
  30. Face Off 15:09 1-3
    William Karlsson 3rd
  31. Stoppage 15:09 1-3
    3rd
  32. Shot 15:08 1-3
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  33. Face Off 14:58 1-3
    William Karlsson 3rd
  34. Stoppage 14:58 1-3
    3rd
  35. Shot 14:58 1-3
    Matt Dumba 3rd
  36. Giveaway 14:56 1-3
    Shea Theodore 3rd
  37. Takeaway 14:37 1-3
    Jordan Greenway 3rd
  38. Takeaway 14:34 1-3
    Alex Pietrangelo 3rd
  39. Shot 14:25 1-3
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  40. Face Off 14:08 1-3
    Victor Rask 3rd

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