National Hockey League

FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights 5
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Minnesota Wild 2
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Match Report

Vegas surges past Wild for 5-2 win to take 2-1 series lead

— Reilly Smith capped a three-goal second-period surge by the Vegas Golden Knights with the go-ahead score in a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild to grab the lead Thursday night in this first-round playoff series.

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Team Stats

20
Blocked Shots
18
29
Hits
31
6
Takeaways
11
40
Shots
16
0
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
27
52.6
Faceoff Win Percent
47.4
3
Giveaways
3
2
Total Penalties
5
4
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

VGK

  • Marc-Andre Fleury GA 2 · SA 16 · SOS 0
  • Jonathan Marchessault BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson BS 3 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Ryan Reaves BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 0

MIN

  • Cam Talbot GA 4 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Mats Zuccarello BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Joel Eriksson Ek BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Victor Rask BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:55 · 3rd
  4. 19:32 · 3rd
  5. 19:01 · 3rd
  6. 19:01 · 3rd
  7. 18:35 · 3rd
  8. 18:24 · 3rd

Head to Head

MIN wins series 5-3

Injuries

Minnesota Wild

  • 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

NHL News

All news
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