Minnesota Wild vs. Vegas Golden Knights: game summary
Final · December 12, 2021 at 9:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MIN 27 — VGK 36 · T-Mobile Arena
Three stars
- 1★
Z. WhitecloudVGK · D · 2B 0A - 2★
C. StephensonVGK · C · 0B 4A - 3★
M. PaciorettyVGK · L · 1B 2A
Game stats
VGK- 27Shots on goal36
- 54 %Faceoff win %46 %
- 1/6Power play2/4
- 10Penalty minutes14
- 31Hits16
- 8Blocked shots23
- 4Giveaways11
- 7Takeaways12
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 8 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| VGK | 14 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
Season series MIN 1 – 2 VGK
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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MIN 4 / 27 / 446 / 36 / 48 VGK
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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
Zach WhitecloudVGK · 08:53Assists : Max Pacioretty, Chandler Stephenson0 – 1
Nico SturmMIN · 13:54Assists : Alex Goligoski, Brandon Duhaime1 – 1
Evgenii DadonovVGK · 17:15 · PPAssists : Mark Stone, Chandler Stephenson1 – 2
Mats ZuccarelloMIN · 19:59 · PPAssists : Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman2 – 2
2nd period
Nick BjugstadMIN · 00:09Assists : Mathew Dumba, Jon Merrill3 – 2
Zach WhitecloudVGK · 05:46Assists : Evgenii Dadonov3 – 3
Max PaciorettyVGK · 13:52Assists : Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone3 – 4
3rd period
Marcus FolignoMIN · 01:22Assists : Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek4 – 4
Mark StoneVGK · 04:42 · PPAssists : Max Pacioretty, Chandler Stephenson4 – 5
Alex PietrangeloVGK · 19:324 – 6
Penalties
1st period
- 01:17MINJared Spurgeon — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Reilly Smith
- 04:58VGKJonathan Marchessault — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Mats Zuccarello
- 16:39MINMathew Dumba — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
- 19:21VGKEvgenii Dadonov — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Kevin Fiala
2nd period
- 13:52VGKNicolas Hague — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Hartman
- 13:52MINRyan Hartman — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Nicolas Hague
- 13:52VGKNicolas Hague — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Hartman
- 14:35VGKAlex Pietrangelo — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek
- 16:41VGKZach Whitecloud — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Joel Eriksson Ek
3rd period
- 04:33MINJordie Benn — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Max Pacioretty
- 05:40MINAlex Goligoski — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Mark Stone
- 10:04VGKNicolas Hague — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Kirill Kaprizov
Box score
Minnesota Wild
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. SturmC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12:04 |
| J. Eriksson EkC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19:41 |
| M. FolignoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15:20 |
| J. GreenwayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16:15 |
| B. DuhaimeL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:27 |
| K. FialaL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 |
| N. BjugstadC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 09:45 |
| M. ZuccarelloR | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 22:54 |
| R. HartmanR | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 18:48 |
| V. RaskC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 10:09 |
| F. GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 |
| K. KaprizovL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 21:22 |
| J. MerrillD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:17 |
| J. BennD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 |
| M. DumbaD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:44 |
| D. KulikovD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 |
| J. SpurgeonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21:29 |
| A. GoligoskiD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:19 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot(L) | 30/35 | 85.7 % | 57:57 |
| K. Kahkonen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. RoyC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15:41 |
| R. SmithR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:53 |
| C. StephensonC | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:08 |
| M. AmadioR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 07:05 |
| M. JanmarkC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 |
| W. CarrierL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 12:05 |
| K. KolesarR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 09:57 |
| M. StoneR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:03 |
| E. DadonovL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14:13 |
| M. PaciorettyL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15:00 |
| W. KarlssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:42 |
| J. MarchessaultR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:20 |
| Z. WhitecloudD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 20:54 |
| B. McNabbD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:45 |
| A. PietrangeloD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26:55 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:03 |
| B. HuttonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 12:11 |
| S. TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 20:37 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| R. Lehner(W) | 23/27 | 85.2 % | 60:00 |
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About this game
Who won Wild vs Golden Knights?
Golden Knights won 6-4 over Wild on Sunday, December 12, 2021.
When was Wild vs Golden Knights played?
On Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 9:00 PM ET at T-Mobile Arena.
Where was Wild vs Golden Knights played?
At T-Mobile Arena, in Paradise.
Have the Wild and Golden Knights played this season?
Yes: November 11 (Wild 2, Golden Knights 3).
