National Hockey League

FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights 3
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Minnesota Wild 4
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MIN1034
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Match Report

Eriksson Ek gets 2 goals as Wild chase Fleury, top Vegas 4-3

— Joel Eriksson Ek had his second career two-goal game and Kirill Kaprizov scored for Minnesota's league-worst power play, leading the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the West Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

VGK MIN
9
Blocked Shots
19
17
Hits
14
5
Takeaways
9
27
Shots
31
0
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
30
49.2
Faceoff Win Percent
50.8
8
Giveaways
14
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

VGK

  • Marc-Andre Fleury G GA 4 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Max Pacioretty LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • William Karlsson C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Chandler Stephenson C BS 3 · HT 1 · TK 1

MIN

  • Kaapo Kahkonen G GA 3 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Zach Parise LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Joel Eriksson Ek C BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Victor Rask C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Minnesota Wild

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

Vegas Golden Knights

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

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:48 3-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  2. Missed 18:52 3-4
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  3. Goal 17:50 3-4
    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  4. Missed 15:10 2-4
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  5. Missed 14:48 2-4
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  6. Goal 14:00 2-4
    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  7. Penalty 13:43 1-4
    Carson Soucy 3rd
  8. Penalty 13:43 1-4
    Keegan Kolesar 3rd
  9. Missed 11:14 1-4
    Nico Sturm 3rd
  10. Penalty 8:40 1-4
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  11. Goal 7:41 1-4
    Carson Soucy 3rd
  12. Goal 5:54 1-3
    Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd
  13. Goal 1:18 1-2
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  14. Penalty 0:53 1-1
    Nicolas Hague 3rd
  15. Missed 0:42 1-1
    William Karlsson 3rd
  16. Missed 16:06 1-1
    Nicolas Roy 2nd
  17. Missed 15:07 1-1
    Nicolas Hague 2nd
  18. Missed 14:37 1-1
    Reilly Smith 2nd
  19. Missed 13:06 1-1
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  20. Missed 11:49 1-1
    Reilly Smith 2nd
  21. Missed 8:12 1-1
    Kevin Fiala 2nd
  22. Missed 7:26 1-1
    Alex Tuch 2nd
  23. Missed 3:09 1-1
    Shea Theodore 2nd
  24. Penalty 2:18 1-1
    Zach Parise 2nd
  25. Missed 1:25 1-1
    Kirill Kaprizov 2nd
  26. Missed 1:13 1-1
    Nick Bjugstad 2nd
  27. Missed 19:11 1-1
    Ryan Suter 1st
  28. Penalty 15:59 1-1
    Nicolas Roy 1st
  29. Missed 14:09 1-1
    Mats Zuccarello 1st
  30. Missed 13:54 1-1
    Jonas Brodin 1st
  31. Missed 13:10 1-1
    Shea Theodore 1st
  32. Missed 11:57 1-1
    Keegan Kolesar 1st
  33. Missed 7:36 1-1
    Nicolas Roy 1st
  34. Goal 1:42 1-1
    Dylan Coghlan 1st
  35. Missed 1:21 0-1
    Zach Parise 1st
  36. Goal 0:19 0-1
    Joel Eriksson Ek 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-4
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:48 3-4
    Alex Tuch 3rd
  4. Shot 19:40 3-4
    Mark Stone 3rd
  5. Blocked 19:30 3-4
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  6. Hit 19:01 3-4
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  7. Shot 18:58 3-4
    Alec Martinez 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:57 3-4
    Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:57 3-4
    3rd
  10. Missed 18:52 3-4
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  11. Takeaway 18:08 3-4
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  12. Face Off 17:50 3-4
    Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd
  13. Goal 17:50 3-4
    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  14. Shot 17:40 2-4
    Jonathan Marchessault 3rd
  15. Shot 17:30 2-4
    Reilly Smith 3rd
  16. Hit 17:26 2-4
    Zach Whitecloud 3rd
  17. Takeaway 17:07 2-4
    Kyle Rau 3rd
  18. Hit 16:08 2-4
    Nicolas Hague 3rd
  19. Blocked 15:22 2-4
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  20. Missed 15:10 2-4
    Max Pacioretty 3rd
  21. Giveaway 15:05 2-4
    Jared Spurgeon 3rd
  22. Missed 14:48 2-4
    Kirill Kaprizov 3rd
  23. Hit 14:13 2-4
    William Karlsson 3rd
  24. Face Off 14:00 2-4
    Jordan Greenway 3rd
  25. Goal 14:00 2-4
    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  26. Face Off 13:43 1-4
    Chandler Stephenson 3rd
  27. Penalty 13:43 1-4
    Carson Soucy 3rd
  28. Penalty 13:43 1-4
    Keegan Kolesar 3rd
  29. Shot 13:37 1-4
    Nick Bonino 3rd
  30. Hit 13:35 1-4
    Carson Soucy 3rd
  31. Giveaway 13:31 1-4
    Marcus Foligno 3rd
  32. Shot 12:45 1-4
    Joel Eriksson Ek 3rd
  33. Shot 12:12 1-4
    Dylan Coghlan 3rd
  34. Face Off 11:49 1-4
    William Karlsson 3rd
  35. Stoppage 11:49 1-4
    3rd
  36. Face Off 11:37 1-4
    Victor Rask 3rd
  37. Stoppage 11:37 1-4
    3rd
  38. Shot 11:37 1-4
    Cody Glass 3rd
  39. Hit 11:28 1-4
    Nick Bjugstad 3rd
  40. Missed 11:14 1-4
    Nico Sturm 3rd

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