Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild
Playoffs · Thursday, May 20, 2021 · Xcel Energy Center
NBCSN · SN360 · TVAS2 · ATTSN-RM
Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Xcel Energy Center. The Golden Knights outshot the Wild 40-16.
Mark Stone scored twice. Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek, Patrick Brown, Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 14 saves on 16 shots for the win; Cam Talbot stopped 35 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Ryan Hartman (1)Kirill Kaprizov (1), Jonas Brodin (2)0–102:16 MIN
Joel Eriksson Ek (2)Marcus Foligno (2), Mathew Dumba (1)0–208:30 MIN
2nd period
Mark Stone (1)Chandler Stephenson (2), Brayden McNabb (1)1–208:39 VGK
Patrick Brown (1)Nick Holden (1), William Carrier (1)2–215:19 VGK
Reilly Smith (1)Nick Holden (2), William Karlsson (2)3–217:33 VGK
3rd period
William Karlsson (1)Reilly Smith (2), Marc-Andre Fleury (1)4–217:36 VGK- Mark Stone (2)Unassisted5–219:01 VGK · EN
Team stats
VGKMIN
40Shots on goal16
53%Faceoff %47%
0/5Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes10
29Hits31
20Blocked shots18
3Giveaways3
6Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 02:43
Mathew Dumba · holding2 min - 1st 09:14
Jonathan Marchessault · interference2 min - 1st 13:31Ryan Hartman · slashing2 min
- 2nd 09:09Ian Cole · tripping2 min
- 2nd 19:49Kirill Kaprizov · tripping2 min
- 3rd 02:42Alex Tuch · interference2 min
- 3rd 11:18Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
Vegas Golden Knights
| 19Reilly SmithR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 21:32 |
| 61Mark StoneR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 21:12 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 21:15 |
| 22Nick HoldenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 13:02 |
| 20Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:40 |
| 28William CarrierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:06 |
| 38Patrick BrownC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 09:35 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 16:44 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:11 |
| 26Mattias JanmarkC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:32 |
| 55Keegan KolesarR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:04 |
| 75Ryan ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 08:33 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | 19:41 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:51 |
| 2Zach WhitecloudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:08 |
| 7Alex PietrangeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:58 |
| 23Alec MartinezD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:57 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 59:25 |
| 90Robin LehnerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Minnesota Wild
| 14Joel Eriksson EkC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:16 |
| 17Marcus FolignoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:35 |
| 38Ryan HartmanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:56 |
| 97Kirill KaprizovL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 19:27 |
| 24Mathew DumbaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:03 |
| 25Jonas BrodinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 20:42 |
| 7Nico SturmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:00 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:34 |
| 18Jordan GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:14 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 20:15 |
| 27Nick BjugstadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 08:33 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:26 |
| 49Victor RaskC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:43 |
| 20Ryan SuterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:03 |
| 21Carson SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 |
| 46Jared SpurgeonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 23:19 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Cam TalbotG | L | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 58:51 |
| 34Kaapo KahkonenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |