Vegas Golden Knights vs. Minnesota Wild: game summary
Final · February 9, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : VGK 31 — MIN 28 · Xcel Energy Center
Three stars
- 1★
J. EichelVGK · C · 1B 1A - 2★
A. PietrangeloVGK · D · 1B 0A - 3★
L. ThompsonVGK · G · 95.8 %
Game stats
MIN- 31Shots on goal28
- 51 %Faceoff win %49 %
- 0/1Power play1/2
- 8Penalty minutes6
- 12Hits37
- 17Blocked shots13
- 3Giveaways6
- 8Takeaways8
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 9 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| MIN | 7 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
Season series VGK 3 – 0 MIN
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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VGK 5 / 31 / 361 / 28 / 42 MIN
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Nicolas RoyVGK · 07:07Assists : Keegan Kolesar, Brett Howden1 – 0
2nd period
Alex PietrangeloVGK · 02:412 – 0
Kirill KaprizovMIN · 04:37 · PPAssists : Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy2 – 1
Paul CotterVGK · 10:47Assists : Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault3 – 1
Reilly SmithVGK · 12:534 – 1
Jack EichelVGK · 13:13Assists : Jonathan Marchessault, Zach Whitecloud5 – 1
Penalties
2nd period
- 04:24VGKChandler Stephenson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Hartman
- 10:20VGKWilliam Carrier — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Brandon Duhaime
- 10:20MINRyan Reaves — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Nicolas Hague
- 10:20VGKNicolas Hague — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Reaves
- 10:20MINJake Middleton — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by William Carrier
- 12:53MINAlex Goligoski — Ps slash on breakaway · drawn by Reilly Smith
- 14:53VGKWilliam Karlsson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Hartman
3rd period
- 06:00MINMatt Boldy — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Nicolas Hague
Box score
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. KesselR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:30 |
| J. EichelC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16:02 |
| N. RoyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:00 |
| R. SmithR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:56 |
| C. StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:55 |
| B. HowdenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:27 |
| M. AmadioR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:23 |
| W. CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:59 |
| P. CotterL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:52 |
| K. KolesarR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:04 |
| W. KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:24 |
| J. MarchessaultR | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15:56 |
| Z. WhitecloudD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:01 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:40 |
| A. PietrangeloD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23:06 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:08 |
| A. MartinezD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19:07 |
| S. TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:17 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 4/4 | 100.0 % | 18:41 |
| L. Thompson(W) | 23/24 | 95.8 % | 41:19 |
Minnesota Wild
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. BoldyL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18:59 |
| S. SteelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:55 |
| J. Eriksson EkC | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 2 | 13:28 |
| M. FolignoL | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 13:05 |
| J. GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 12:55 |
| B. DuhaimeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 |
| C. DewarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:00 |
| M. ZuccarelloR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 17:14 |
| R. HartmanR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:38 |
| R. ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:02 |
| F. GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18:17 |
| K. KaprizovL | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 17:31 |
| C. AddisonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:18 |
| J. MerrillD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 16:33 |
| J. MiddletonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 19:46 |
| M. DumbaD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 22:14 |
| A. GoligoskiD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 20:56 |
| J. SpurgeonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 22:36 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury(L) | 18/23 | 78.3 % | 39:59 |
| F. Gustavsson | 8/8 | 100.0 % | 20:00 |
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About this game
Who won Golden Knights vs Wild?
Golden Knights won 5-1 over Wild on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
When was Golden Knights vs Wild played?
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 8:00 PM ET at Xcel Energy Center.
Where was Golden Knights vs Wild played?
At Xcel Energy Center, in St. Paul.
Have the Golden Knights and Wild played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.
