Golden Knights 4-2 Wild (Apr 20, 2025) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Wild

45-30-7, 23-13-5 away

	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	0	1	2
VGK	1	1	2	4

TIME	MIN	VGK
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
0:21	Matt Boldy hit Victor Olofsson	0	0
0:32	Brayden McNabb hit Matt Boldy	0	0
0:35	Frederick Gaudreau hit Noah Hanifin	0	0
0:47	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	0
1:19	Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
1:21	Goalie Stopped	0	0
1:21	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	0
1:36	Tomas Hertl hit Brock Faber	0	0
1:46	Brett Howden hit Gustav Nyquist	0	0
1:48	Marcus Foligno hit Keegan Kolesar	0	0
1:54	Zach Whitecloud Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
1:59	Zach Bogosian hit Nicolas Roy	0	0
2:10	Giveaway by Nicolas Roy	0	0
2:20	Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Roy	0	0
2:31	Noah Hanifin hit Marco Rossi	0	0
2:34	Justin Brazeau hit Alex Pietrangelo	0	0
2:40	Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
2:42	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:42	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
2:45	Victor Olofsson hit Jake Middleton	0	0
2:53	Off-side	0	0
2:53	William Karlsson faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	0
3:05	Icing	0	0
3:05	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
3:22	Marcus Johansson Tip-In Wide Right	0	0
3:26	Marcus Johansson Wrap-around Wide Left	0	0
3:28	Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	0
3:30	Mats Zuccarello Deflected saved by Adin Hill	0	0
3:32	Goalie Stopped	0	0
3:32	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
3:35	Matt Boldy hit Noah Hanifin	0	0
3:51	Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Jonas Brodin	0	0
3:53	Puck in Netting	0	0
3:53	William Karlsson faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
3:57	William Karlsson shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon	0	0
4:12	Giveaway by Alex Pietrangelo	0	0
4:21	Zeev Buium hit Reilly Smith	0	0
4:23	William Karlsson Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
4:32	Zach Whitecloud hit Zeev Buium	0	0
4:35	Marcus Foligno hit Nicolas Hague	0	0
5:03	Puck in Netting	0	0
5:03	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Yakov Trenin	0	0
5:11	Ryan Hartman Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
5:14	Jared Spurgeon hit Ivan Barbashev	0	0
5:25	Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
5:57	Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Noah Hanifin	0	0
6:07	Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
6:28	Frederick Gaudreau hit Zach Whitecloud	0	0
6:30	Matt Boldy hit William Karlsson	0	0
6:35	Victor Olofsson Backhand Wide Right	0	0
6:43	Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
7:10	Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
7:12	Goalie Stopped	0	0
7:12	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
7:13	Jared Spurgeon Slap Shot Above Crossbar	0	0
7:35	Kirill Kaprizov Backhand saved by Adin Hill	0	0
8:26	Off-side	0	0
8:26	Brett Howden faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	0
8:33	Marco Rossi hit Keegan Kolesar	0	0
8:52	Marco Rossi hit Zach Whitecloud	0	0
8:58	Jake Middleton hit Brett Howden	0	0
9:13	Marcus Foligno hit Brett Howden	0	0
9:23	Takeaway by Nicolas Hague	0	0
9:27	Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0	0
9:27	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
9:41	Victor Olofsson Deflected saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
9:42	Goalie Stopped	0	0
9:42	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
9:53	Reilly Smith hit Brock Faber	0	0
9:57	Icing	0	0
9:57	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	0
9:59	Alex Pietrangelo Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
10:01	Goalie Stopped	0	0
10:01	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
10:11	Mark Stone hit Matt Boldy	0	0
10:16	Icing	0	0
10:16	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
10:27	Matt Boldy shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev	0	0
10:30	Puck in Netting	0	0
10:30	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
10:35	Matt Boldy shot blocked by Noah Hanifin	0	0
10:43	Icing	0	0
10:43	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
11:07	Brett Howden hit Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
11:22	Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot High and Wide Left	0	0
11:26	Keegan Kolesar hit Kirill Kaprizov	0	0
12:01	Shea Theodore Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
12:12	Zach Bogosian hit Brandon Saad	0	0
12:14	Tomas Hertl hit Zeev Buium	0	0
12:16	Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Wide Left	0	0
12:29	Icing	0	0
12:29	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
12:37	Marcus Johansson Slap Shot Wide Left	0	0
12:46	Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
13:01	Reilly Smith hit Marcus Foligno	0	0
13:06	Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
13:42	Yakov Trenin hit Noah Hanifin	0	0
13:51	Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Jonas Brodin	0	0
13:58	Giveaway by Jonas Brodin	0	0
14:04	Mark Stone Backhand saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
14:17	Takeaway by Yakov Trenin	0	0
14:20	Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
14:24	Goalie Stopped	0	0
14:24	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
14:35	Jake Middleton hit Keegan Kolesar	0	0
14:50	Keegan Kolesar shot blocked by Jake Middleton	0	0
15:01	Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon	0	0
15:16	Icing	0	0
15:16	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	0
15:18	Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
15:22	Tomas Hertl Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (1), Brandon Saad (1)	0	1
15:22	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	1
15:42	Tomas Hertl Poke saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	1
15:44	Goalie Stopped	0	1
15:44	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	1
15:52	Icing	0	1
15:52	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	1
16:06	Icing	0	1
16:06	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	1
16:20	Marco Rossi hit Ivan Barbashev	0	1
16:41	Puck in Crowd	0	1
16:41	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Brett Howden	0	1
16:48	Justin Brazeau hit Zach Whitecloud	0	1
16:51	Nicolas Roy Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	1
16:53	Goalie Stopped	0	1
16:53	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	1
17:19	Yakov Trenin hit Nicolas Hague	0	1
17:22	Keegan Kolesar hit Brock Faber	0	1
17:42	Matt Boldy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (1), Ryan Hartman (1)	1	1
17:42	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against William Karlsson	1	1
17:55	Icing	1	1
17:55	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	1	1
17:57	Shea Theodore shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek	1	1
18:10	Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	1
18:13	Jared Spurgeon hit Pavel Dorofeyev	1	1
18:24	Tomas Hertl hit Kirill Kaprizov	1	1
18:38	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	1
18:38	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	1	1
18:45	Giveaway by Jonas Brodin	1	1
18:45	Ivan Barbashev hit Jonas Brodin	1	1
18:51	Brock Faber hit Noah Hanifin	1	1
18:54	Ivan Barbashev hit Jonas Brodin	1	1
18:58	Giveaway by Brock Faber	1	1
19:03	Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	1
19:05	Goalie Stopped	1	1
19:05	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	1	1
19:13	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov	1	1
19:33	Icing	1	1
19:33	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	1	1
19:46	Brock Faber shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	1	1
19:57	Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide Right	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

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

0:42

Adin Hill fends off Wild equalizers with two amazing saves

0:22

Pavel Dorofeyev's goal puts Golden Knights ahead

0:52

Wild
2
Golden Knights
4

Game 1

4/20

Wild
Golden Knights

Game 2

4/22

ESPN

Golden Knights
Wild

Game 3

4/24

TBS/truTV/Max

Golden Knights
Wild

Game 4

4/26

TBS/truTV/Max

Wild
Golden Knights

Game 5

4/29

Golden Knights
Wild

Game 6

5/1

Wild
Golden Knights

Game 7

5/3

T-Mobile Arena

10:00 PM, April 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN

Las Vegas, NV

Line: VGK -260

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,016

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Wes McCauley
Furman South

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Bryan Pancich

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	56	22	4	116
Dallas	50	26	6	106
Colorado	49	29	4	102
Minnesota	45	30	7	97
St. Louis	44	30	8	96
Utah	38	31	13	89
Nashville	30	44	8	68
Chicago	25	46	11	61

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	50	22	10	110
Los Angeles	48	25	9	105
Edmonton	48	29	5	101
Calgary	41	27	14	96
Vancouver	38	30	14	90
Anaheim	35	37	10	80
Seattle	35	41	6	76
San Jose	20	50	12	52

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