Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
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Wild back Gustavsson with a 2nd-period burst in a 4-2 victory over the Golden Knights
Third in the Central Division, Minnesota improved to 3-2 since the Olympic break. Vegas is second in the Pacific Division.
Mats Zuccarello opened the second-period scoring spree at 5:18 on a wrist shot. Zach Bogosian followed with a slap shot at 8:07, and newcomer Michael McCarron had a tip-in at 8:25. Vladimir Tarasenko scored with 4:18 left in the third, with McCarron assisting in his Wild debut.
Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner had third-period goals for Vegas, and Akira Schmid stopped 20 shots. Dorofeyev scored his 30th of the season, ending Gustavsson's shutout bid with a power-play goal at 2:17.
Robby Fabbri and Bobby Brink also made their Wild debuts following trades. Minnesota also acquired Nick Foligno from Chicago at the trade deadline. He'll join younger brother Marcus with the Wild.
Nic Dowd and Cole Smith made their Vegas debuts. Dowd came over Friday from Washington. The Golden Knights placed forward Mark Stone on injured reserve Thursday because of an upper-body injury.
Golden Knights: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.
Regular Season SeriesMIN wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:18 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:07 | Zach Bogosian Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (15), Yakov Trenin (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:25 | Michael McCarron Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (27), Quinn Hughes (56) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:17 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (49), Braeden Bowman (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:42 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (12), Michael McCarron (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:55 | Mitch Marner Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (21), Tomas Hertl (30) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 22 | Hits | 14 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 24 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 16 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 30.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 69.2 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 26 | Penalty Minutes | 16 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone, RW | Out | May 14 |
| Brayden McNabb, D | Suspension | May 13 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian, D | Out | May 13 |
| Jonas Brodin, D | Out | May 13 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek, C | Out | May 13 |
| Charlie Stramel, C | Out | Apr 6 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,116 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,116 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado | 55 | 16 | 121 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas | 50 | 20 | 112 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota | 46 | 24 | 104 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis | 37 | 33 | 86 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville | 38 | 34 | 86 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg | 35 | 35 | 82 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago | 29 | 39 | 72 | 14 |
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas | 39 | 26 | 95 | 17 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton | 41 | 30 | 93 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles | 35 | 27 | 90 | 20 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose | 39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle | 34 | 37 | 79 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver | 25 | 49 | 58 | 8 |