Video Highlights

  • 0:31

    Brett Howden buries Wild in Game 1 with buzzer-beating goal

  • 0:42

    Brett Howden's clutch 3rd-period goal builds Vegas' lead

  • 0:22

    Adin Hill fends off Wild equalizers with two amazing saves

  • 0:52

    Pavel Dorofeyev's goal puts Golden Knights ahead

  • 1:17

    Referee needs to be escorted off the ice due to injury

Howden scores twice and Golden Knights beat Wild 4-2 in Game 1

— Brett Howden had never scored double-digit goals until this season. Then he went out and scored 23.
Apr 21, 2025, 02:10 am - AP
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1st PeriodMINVGK
15:22Tomas Hertl (1)
Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (1), Brandon Saad (1)
01
17:42Matt Boldy (1)
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov (1), Ryan Hartman (1)
11
2nd PeriodMINVGK
13:33Pavel Dorofeyev (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Shea Theodore (1), Tomas Hertl (1)
12
3rd PeriodMINVGK
2:28Brett Howden (1)
Assists: Nicolas Roy (1), Noah Hanifin (1)
13
11:46Matt Boldy (2)
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov (2)
23
19:59Brett Howden (2) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
24

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Brayden McNabb hit Matt Boldy
  • Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Tomas Hertl hit Brock Faber
  • Brett Howden hit Gustav Nyquist
  • Zach Whitecloud Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Noah Hanifin hit Marco Rossi
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Victor Olofsson hit Jake Middleton
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
  • William Karlsson Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Zeev Buium
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Yakov Trenin
  • Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Victor Olofsson Backhand Wide Right
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Marco Rossi
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Hague
  • Victor Olofsson Deflected saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Reilly Smith hit Brock Faber
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Alex Pietrangelo Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mark Stone hit Matt Boldy
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev
  • Matt Boldy shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Brett Howden hit Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Kirill Kaprizov
  • Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Tomas Hertl hit Zeev Buium
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Reilly Smith hit Marcus Foligno
  • Mark Stone Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tomas Hertl Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (1), Brandon Saad (1)
  • Tomas Hertl Poke saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Marco Rossi
  • Nicolas Roy Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ryan Hartman
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Brock Faber
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Tomas Hertl hit Kirill Kaprizov
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Jonas Brodin
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Jonas Brodin
  • Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Brock Faber shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Mark Stone Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Brayden McNabb hit Kirill Kaprizov
  • Brock Faber shot blocked by Mark Stone
  • Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Zach Whitecloud
  • Nicolas Hague hit Marco Rossi
  • Brett Howden hit Justin Brazeau
  • Yakov Trenin shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Brock Faber shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Jack Eichel Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Victor Olofsson hit Jake Middleton
  • Nicolas Hague hit Marcus Foligno
  • Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
  • Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Alex Pietrangelo Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Brandon Saad Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Zach Whitecloud hit Mats Zuccarello
  • Brayden McNabb Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Brett Howden
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (1), Tomas Hertl (1)
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Tomas Hertl hit Marcus Foligno
  • Jack Eichel Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Victor Olofsson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Pietrangelo hit Matt Boldy
  • Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Jonas Brodin
  • Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Mark Stone Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Noah Hanifin hit Marcus Johansson
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Marco Rossi
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Zeev Buium shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Brett Howden Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (1), Noah Hanifin (1)
  • Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Nicolas Hague
  • Jack Eichel hit Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Shea Theodore shot blocked by Mark Stone
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Jake Middleton
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Pietrangelo Poke saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brandon Saad Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Brandon Saad Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Marcus Foligno shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Gustav Nyquist
  • Ryan Hartman shot blocked by William Karlsson
  • Brayden McNabb Boarding against Ryan Hartman
  • William Karlsson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Zeev Buium shot blocked by Reilly Smith
  • William Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
  • Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Nicolas Hague Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Brandon Saad faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Matt Boldy
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Brock Faber shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  • Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo
  • Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Giveaway by Reilly Smith
  • Takeaway by Nicolas Roy
  • Nicolas Roy Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Brett Howden Tip-In saved by Filip Gustavsson
  • Shea Theodore shot blocked by Nicolas Roy
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Mark Stone Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Brett Howden Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Matt Boldy hit Victor Olofsson
  • Frederick Gaudreau hit Noah Hanifin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marcus Foligno hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Zach Bogosian hit Nicolas Roy
  • Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Roy
  • Justin Brazeau hit Alex Pietrangelo
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Marcus Johansson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Marcus Johansson Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Mats Zuccarello Deflected saved by Adin Hill
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matt Boldy hit Noah Hanifin
  • Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  • Puck in Netting
  • William Karlsson shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
  • Zeev Buium hit Reilly Smith
  • Marcus Foligno hit Nicolas Hague
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ryan Hartman Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jared Spurgeon hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Frederick Gaudreau hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Matt Boldy hit William Karlsson
  • Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Kirill Kaprizov Backhand saved by Adin Hill
  • Off-side
  • Marco Rossi hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Marco Rossi hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Jake Middleton hit Brett Howden
  • Marcus Foligno hit Brett Howden
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Icing
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Icing
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Zach Bogosian hit Brandon Saad
  • Icing
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Marcus Johansson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Yakov Trenin hit Noah Hanifin
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  • Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
  • Takeaway by Yakov Trenin
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jake Middleton hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Jake Middleton
  • Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon
  • Icing
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Icing
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Icing
  • Marco Rossi hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Justin Brazeau hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Hague
  • Matt Boldy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (1), Ryan Hartman (1)
  • Icing
  • Shea Theodore shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Jared Spurgeon hit Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
  • Brock Faber hit Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Brock Faber
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
  • Icing
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Matt Boldy hit Shea Theodore
  • Puck in Benches
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Marcus Foligno hit Noah Hanifin
  • Marcus Foligno hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Marcus Foligno hit Tomas Hertl
  • Yakov Trenin hit Shea Theodore
  • Justin Brazeau hit Shea Theodore
  • Yakov Trenin Tip-In saved by Adin Hill
  • Yakov Trenin hit Keegan Kolesar
  • On-Ice Official
  • TV Timeout
  • Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Icing
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Takeaway by Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Joel Eriksson Ek hit Alex Pietrangelo
  • Marcus Foligno hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
  • Marcus Foligno hit Alex Pietrangelo
  • Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Hague
  • Matt Boldy hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Matt Boldy Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Jonas Brodin Slap Shot Short
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Jonas Brodin Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Matt Boldy Backhand Wide Left
  • Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Matt Boldy hit Shea Theodore
  • Yakov Trenin Deflected Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Ryan Hartman
  • Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Marcus Johansson
  • Icing
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Joel Eriksson Ek High-sticking against Alex Pietrangelo
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Marco Rossi Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Gustav Nyquist hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Yakov Trenin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Yakov Trenin hit Alex Pietrangelo
  • Ryan Hartman hit Jack Eichel
  • Ivan Barbashev shot blocked by Brock Faber
  • Marcus Johansson hit Brayden McNabb
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
  • Matt Boldy Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Jonas Brodin Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Jonas Brodin Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Kirill Kaprizov hit Brett Howden
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
  • Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  • Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Marcus Foligno
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Zeev Buium Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Joel Eriksson Ek hit Noah Hanifin
  • Ryan Hartman Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Ryan Hartman Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Marcus Johansson
  • Icing
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
  • Yakov Trenin hit Alex Pietrangelo
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Nicolas Roy
  • Gustav Nyquist hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Takeaway by Brock Faber
  • TV Timeout
  • Zeev Buium hit Mark Stone
  • Takeaway by Zeev Buium
  • Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Marcus Johansson Poke saved by Adin Hill
  • Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Brock Faber Backhand Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Yakov Trenin
  • Justin Brazeau hit Zach Whitecloud
  • Frederick Gaudreau Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matt Boldy Tip-In Wide Left
  • Matt Boldy Goal (2) Wrap-around, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (2)
  • Marcus Johansson hit Noah Hanifin
  • Mats Zuccarello hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Marcus Foligno hit Alex Pietrangelo
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau
  • Marcus Foligno hit Tomas Hertl
  • Puck in Netting
  • Marco Rossi faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Takeaway by Jake Middleton
  • Giveaway by Jake Middleton
  • Marcus Foligno hit Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Brandon Saad shot blocked by Jake Middleton
  • Puck in Netting
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Jonas Brodin hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Off-side
  • Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Jared Spurgeon hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  • Joel Eriksson Ek Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Matt Boldy Tripping against William Karlsson
  • Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against William Karlsson
  • Puck in Netting
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