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Vegas Golden Knights 2, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Minnesota Wild 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: VGK 25, MIN 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-1 MIN; P2 VGK 0-1 MIN; P3 VGK 1-0 MIN; OT VGK 0-1 MIN.

Scoring plays: P1 04:49 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Johansson) to make it VGK 0-1 MIN; P1 15:14 Pavel Dorofeyev (assists: Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) to make it VGK 1-1 MIN; P2 09:05 Yakov Trenin (assists: Danila Yurov, Marcus Foligno) to make it VGK 1-2 MIN; P3 06:35 Reilly Smith (assists: Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev) to make it VGK 2-2 MIN; OT 04:50 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy) to make it VGK 2-3 MIN. Top skaters: Mats Zuccarello (MIN) 0 G, 2 A; Reilly Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1 G, 0 A; Yakov Trenin (MIN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 23 saves on 25, decision W; Carl Lindbom (VGK) 24 saves on 27, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Mats Zuccarello
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:13 TOI
Goals · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 23:47 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Filip Gustavsson
23 saves on 25 shots (.920) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 0 largest lead Never led
MIN 1 largest lead P1 4:49 (VGK 0, MIN 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:49 Joel Eriksson Ek (Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Johansson) MIN · wrist shot · VGK 0, MIN 1
  • P1 15:14 Pavel Dorofeyev (Mitch Marner, Tomas Hertl) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 1, MIN 1
  • P2 9:05 Yakov Trenin (Danila Yurov, Marcus Foligno) MIN · wrist shot · VGK 1, MIN 2
  • P3 6:35 Reilly Smith (Shea Theodore, Ivan Barbashev) VGK · Power play · wrist shot · VGK 2, MIN 2
  • OT 4:50 Kirill Kaprizov (Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy) MIN · Power play · snap shot · VGK 2, MIN 3

Linescore

123OT T
VGK 1010 2
MIN 1101 3

Shots on goal: VGK 25, MIN 27

📋 Team Stats

VGKMIN
25Shots on goal28
51Shot attempts50
26Faceoff wins28
15Hits30
11Blocked shots16
2Power-play goals1
4Takeaways7
17Giveaways15
8Penalty minutes8
88.9%Save %92.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VGK889025
MIN1267328

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights2 G · 38 attempts
Cole Reinhardt: saved (snap)Braeden Bowman: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: goal (wrist)Noah Hanifin: missed the netNoah Hanifin: saved (wrist)Mitch Marner: saved (snap)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netShea Theodore: saved (slap)Tomas Hertl: saved (wrist)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Keegan Kolesar: saved (snap)Noah Hanifin: saved (snap)Ben Hutton: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: missed the netBrett Howden: missed the netColton Sissons: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: saved (wrist)Jack Eichel: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: saved (tip-in)Jack Eichel: saved (wrist)Reilly Smith: goal (wrist)Cole Reinhardt: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netJack Eichel: saved (wrist)Zach Whitecloud: missed the netBrett Howden: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (backhand)
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 23Saved61% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net34% of attempts
Minnesota Wild3 G · 34 attempts
Yakov Trenin: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: goal (wrist)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Matt Boldy: saved (tip-in)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Liam Ohgren: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: missed the netBen Jones: saved (wrist)Jared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: missed the netJonas Brodin: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: goal (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Zeev Buium: missed the netJake Middleton: saved (wrist)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (tip-in)Jared Spurgeon: saved (backhand)Mats Zuccarello: saved (bat)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 25Saved74% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net18% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavel Dorofeyev R 101030017:49
Reilly Smith R 101-111114:06
Shea Theodore D 011010127:14
Mitch Marner R 011020020:16
Tomas Hertl C 011-130019:16
Ivan Barbashev L 011-101015:59
Noah Hanifin D 000-131226:24
Brayden McNabb D 000012223:34
Jack Eichel C 000042123:00
Zach Whitecloud D 000001120:08
Braeden Bowman R 000-100119:05
Brett Howden C 000-111015:54
Brandon Saad L 000-100014:04
Colton Sissons C 000011013:43
Keegan Kolesar R 000020010:30
Kaedan Korczak D 000-201109:53
Cole Reinhardt L 000023109:51
Ben Hutton D 000-111007:44
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carl Lindbom O 242788.9364:50
MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mats Zuccarello R 022+131221:13
Joel Eriksson Ek C 101+132024:32
Kirill Kaprizov L 101050023:47
Yakov Trenin C 101+122012:42
Matt Boldy L 011031221:42
Marcus Johansson L 011+102116:48
Danila Yurov R 011+102013:09
Marcus Foligno L 011+107212:37
Brock Faber D 000+110127:35
Jonas Brodin D 000+110425:21
Jared Spurgeon D 000+120022:06
Jake Middleton D 000+130220:06
Zeev Buium D 000000014:55
Ryan Hartman R 000012012:30
Liam Ohgren L 000014011:10
Daemon Hunt D 000001210:16
Ben Jones C 000015009:55
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000011008:04
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson W 232592.0264:50

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 0 – 1 MIN
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Vegas Golden Knights 8-4-6 L1 L10 3-3-4 Next game recap: vs NYR · Tue, Nov 18
Minnesota Wild 9-7-4 W2 L10 6-2-2 Next game recap: vs CAR · Wed, Nov 19

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