National Hockey League

FINAL Monday, October 12, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 2
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Minnesota Wild 4
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Match Report

Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 behind another stellar special teams performance

— Max Shabanov scored on a power play during a three-goal first period as the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on...

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Team Stats

16
Blocked Shots
19
19
Hits
18
3
Takeaways
6
23
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
1
0.0
Power Play Percentage
100.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
28
51.7
Faceoff Win Percent
48.3
11
Giveaways
13
2
Total Penalties
6
7
Penalty Minutes
15

Top Performers

VGK

  • Carter Hart GA 3 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • William Karlsson BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Tomas Hertl BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Jack Eichel BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

MIN

  • Jesper Wallstedt GA 2 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Yakov Trenin BS 0 · HT 5 · TK 1
  • Joel Eriksson Ek BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Bobby Brink BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:50 · 3rd Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  4. 19:36 · 3rd Shea Theodore Slap Shot Wide Right
  5. 19:21 · 3rd Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Michael McCarron
  6. 19:21 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  7. 19:19 · 3rd Jack Eichel Slap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  8. 19:09 · 3rd Jack Eichel shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon

Highlights

01:19 Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:41 Matt Boldy scores goal vs. Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:40 Maxim Shabanov capitalizes on the power play Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MIN leads series 1-0

Injuries

Minnesota Wild

  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve
  • Marcus Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Nick Foligno Injured Reserve
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

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