Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild
Playoffs · Thursday, May 1, 2025 · Xcel Energy Center
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Game summary
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild outshot the Golden Knights 31-24.
Ryan Hartman scored twice. Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone also scored.
Adin Hill made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 24.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Shea Theodore (2)Victor Olofsson (1), Jack Eichel (4)Middleton 1:03 into shift1–003:30 VGK · PPG
Ryan Hartman (1)Marcus Foligno (1)Hanifin 1:04 into shift1–119:56 MIN
2nd period
Jack Eichel (1)Mark Stone (2), Brayden McNabb (2)Kaprizov 1:15 into shift2–116:12 VGK
3rd period
Mark Stone (2)Brayden McNabb (3), Shea Theodore (2)Rossi 1:32 into shift3–116:02 VGK- Ryan Hartman (2)Marcus Johansson (2), Jake Middleton (2)3–216:33 MIN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
3–1 · 3rd 16:02 · Stone. Rossi was 1:32 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 VGK
1st 3:30 · PP · Theodore
Long shift: Middleton 1:03
1–1 MIN
1st 19:56 · Hartman
Long shift: Hanifin 1:04
2–1 VGK
2nd 16:12 · Eichel
Long shift: Kaprizov 1:15
3–1 VGK
3rd 16:02 · Stone
Stuck out there: Rossi 1:32
3–2 MIN
3rd 16:33 · Hartman
Pietrangelo 0:31
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.6×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).
29%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 02:27
Marco Rossi · high sticking double minor4 min - 1st 06:22
Noah Hanifin · cross checking2 min - 2nd 01:03Nicolas Hague · tripping2 min
- 2nd 07:06Brock Faber · holding2 min
- 3rd 11:30Kirill Kaprizov · tripping2 min
Season series
Vegas Golden Knights
| 9Jack EichelC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 22:39 |
| 61Mark StoneR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 22:21 |
| 3Brayden McNabbD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 22:41 |
| 27Shea TheodoreD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 25:22 |
| 95Victor OlofssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 12:39 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:08 |
| 19Reilly SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:48 |
| 20Brandon SaadL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:45 |
| 21Brett HowdenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:56 |
| 48Tomas HertlC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:01 |
| 49Ivan BarbashevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:02 |
| 55Keegan KolesarR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:48 |
| 70Tanner PearsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:49 |
| 71William KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:03 |
| 2Zach WhitecloudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:34 |
| 7Alex PietrangeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:58 |
| 14Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 |
| 15Noah HanifinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 20:24 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Adin HillG | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 |
| 40Akira SchmidG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Minnesota Wild
| 38Ryan HartmanR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 16:28 |
| 17Marcus FolignoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 16:23 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:49 |
| 5Jake MiddletonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:47 |
| 12Matt BoldyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 25:15 |
| 13Yakov TreninC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:03 |
| 14Joel Eriksson EkC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:15 |
| 15Justin BrazeauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:01 |
| 23Marco RossiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:39 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:17 |
| 41Gustav NyquistR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:15 |
| 89Frederick GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 |
| 97Kirill KaprizovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 24:21 |
| 4Jon MerrillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:52 |
| 7Brock FaberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:38 |
| 24Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:26 |
| 25Jonas BrodinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:26 |
| 46Jared SpurgeonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 22:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 32Filip GustavssonG | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 57:56 |