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Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Monday, December 28, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Monday, December 28, 2026, with puck drop at 2:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, Wild+, SN and TVAS.

This is the second of 3 meetings this season. Golden Knights 0, Wild 1 so far; the last game finished VGK 2, MIN 4.

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 3 of a road trip: Anaheim and San Jose, now Minnesota.

  1. 182026-12-18: vs NYI
  2. 192026-12-19: no game
  3. 202026-12-20: no game
  4. 212026-12-21: vs CAR
  5. 222026-12-22: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 232026-12-23: no game
  7. 242026-12-24: no game
  8. 252026-12-25: no game
  9. 262026-12-26: at SJS
  10. 272026-12-27: no game
  11. 282026-12-28: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,578 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,130 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 182026-12-18: vs ANA
  2. 192026-12-19: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 202026-12-20: no game
  4. 212026-12-21: no game
  5. 222026-12-22: vs LAK
  6. 232026-12-23: no game
  7. 242026-12-24: no game
  8. 252026-12-25: no game
  9. 262026-12-26: vs WPG
  10. 272026-12-27: no game
  11. 282026-12-28: vs VGK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKMIN

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)MIN 53.8s (longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

VGK 26% (5th least often)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series