Wild 5-2 Golden Knights (Apr 24, 2025) Play-by-Play

Vegas Golden Knights

50-22-10, 21-13-7 away

	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	0	1	2
MIN	2	2	1	5

TIME	VGK	MIN
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
0:20	Ivan Barbashev hit Brock Faber	0	0
0:23	Jack Eichel hit Jonas Brodin	0	0
0:41	Mark Stone shot blocked by Jake Middleton	0	0
0:44	Puck in Netting	0	0
0:44	Brandon Saad faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	0
0:49	Giveaway by Jake Middleton	0	0
1:06	Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
1:35	Icing	0	0
1:35	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	0
1:49	Zach Whitecloud hit Marcus Johansson	0	0
1:52	Frederick Gaudreau hit Nicolas Hague	0	0
2:05	Icing	0	0
2:05	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	0
2:12	Ivan Barbashev hit Brock Faber	0	0
2:14	Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot High and Wide Left	0	0
2:32	Alex Pietrangelo hit Matt Boldy	0	0
2:34	Ivan Barbashev hit Kirill Kaprizov	0	0
2:44	Mark Stone Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	0
2:46	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:46	Too many men/ice served by Victor Olofsson	0	0
2:46	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	0
3:00	Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	0
3:13	Kirill Kaprizov Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Zeev Buium (1), Matt Boldy (2)	0	1
3:13	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Brett Howden	0	1
3:21	Justin Brazeau hit Nicolas Hague	0	1
3:29	Nicolas Hague Tripping against Justin Brazeau	0	1
3:29	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	1
3:46	Giveaway by Mats Zuccarello	0	1
3:59	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Brayden McNabb	0	1
4:42	Reilly Smith hit Joel Eriksson Ek	0	1
4:53	Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist	0	1
5:15	Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	1
5:34	Ivan Barbashev hit Jonas Brodin	0	1
5:41	Ivan Barbashev hit Ryan Hartman	0	1
5:50	Jonas Brodin hit Pavel Dorofeyev	0	1
5:53	Ivan Barbashev hit Brock Faber	0	1
6:03	Puck in Crowd	0	1
6:03	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Brett Howden	0	1
6:10	Justin Brazeau hit Brayden McNabb	0	1
6:37	Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar	0	1
6:46	Giveaway by Adin Hill	0	1
6:51	Marco Rossi Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (1), Justin Brazeau (1)	0	2
6:51	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	2
7:13	Jake Middleton Slap Shot saved by Adin Hill	0	2
7:25	Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	2
7:28	Mark Stone hit Jonas Brodin	0	2
7:40	Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot High and Wide Right	0	2
7:43	Jack Eichel shot blocked by Brock Faber	0	2
8:00	Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Jonas Brodin	0	2
8:02	Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	2
8:06	Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	2
8:08	Goalie Stopped	0	2
8:08	William Karlsson faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	2
8:24	Reilly Smith Slap Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	2
8:26	Goalie Stopped	0	2
8:26	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	2
8:28	Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Brandon Saad	0	2
8:37	Icing	0	2
8:37	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	2
8:47	Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	0	2
8:48	Ivan Barbashev hit Ryan Hartman	0	2
8:53	Marcus Foligno hit Mark Stone	0	2
9:00	Marcus Foligno Interference against Ivan Barbashev	0	2
9:00	Ivan Barbashev Embellishment	0	2
9:00	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek	0	2
9:14	Alex Pietrangelo hit Jonas Brodin	0	2
9:36	Off-side	0	2
9:36	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	2
9:48	Tomas Hertl hit Jared Spurgeon	0	2
9:59	Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Pavel Dorofeyev	0	2
10:16	Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand High and Wide Right	0	2
10:48	Alex Pietrangelo Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (2)	1	2
10:48	William Karlsson faceoff won against Marcus Johansson	1	2
11:01	Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
11:03	Goalie Stopped	1	2
11:03	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	1	2
11:33	Giveaway by Ryan Hartman	1	2
11:46	Alex Pietrangelo shot blocked by Ryan Hartman	1	2
11:50	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	2
11:50	Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Jack Eichel	1	2
12:03	Jack Eichel hit Kirill Kaprizov	1	2
12:14	Joel Eriksson Ek Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill	1	2
12:16	Goalie Stopped	1	2
12:16	William Karlsson faceoff won against Yakov Trenin	1	2
12:35	Justin Brazeau hit Brayden McNabb	1	2
12:46	Giveaway by Marco Rossi	1	2
12:53	Victor Olofsson hit Jonas Brodin	1	2
13:19	Frederick Gaudreau hit Brett Howden	1	2
13:39	Brett Howden Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
13:40	Goalie Stopped	1	2
13:40	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	1	2
13:49	Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Ryan Hartman	1	2
13:50	Puck in Netting	1	2
13:50	Brandon Saad faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	1	2
13:53	Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
14:12	Pavel Dorofeyev hit Jared Spurgeon	1	2
14:25	Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist	1	2
14:37	Jack Eichel shot blocked by Jonas Brodin	1	2
14:42	Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist	1	2
14:55	Jack Eichel hit Jonas Brodin	1	2
15:22	William Karlsson shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon	1	2
15:51	Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill	1	2
16:00	Giveaway by Brayden McNabb	1	2
16:19	Brett Howden Tip-In Wide Left	1	2
16:29	Brett Howden hit Frederick Gaudreau	1	2
17:03	Keegan Kolesar hit Marcus Johansson	1	2
17:31	Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
17:34	Goalie Stopped	1	2
17:34	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	1	2
17:40	Nicolas Hague hit Marcus Foligno	1	2
17:49	Takeaway by Brandon Saad	1	2
17:58	Brandon Saad Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson	1	2
18:08	Marcus Foligno hit Nicolas Hague	1	2
18:37	Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Mark Stone	1	2
18:38	Matt Boldy shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo	1	2
18:44	Joel Eriksson Ek hit Noah Hanifin	1	2
18:56	Ivan Barbashev hit Matt Boldy	1	2
19:23	Reilly Smith hit Jared Spurgeon	1	2
19:38	Mats Zuccarello hit Brayden McNabb	1	2
19:49	Reilly Smith hit Frederick Gaudreau	1	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	2

Marcus Foligno's empty-netter completes Game 3 win for Wild

0:30

Reilly Smith pulls one back for Vegas

0:22

Matt Boldy makes it 3-1 Wild

0:52

Wild
2
Golden Knights
4

Game 1

4/20

Wild
5
Golden Knights
2

Game 2

4/22

Golden Knights
2
Wild
5

Game 3

4/24

Golden Knights
4
Wild
3

Game 4

4/26

Wild
2
Golden Knights
3

Game 5

4/29

Golden Knights
3
Wild
2

Game 6

5/1

Xcel Energy Center

9:00 PM, April 24, 2025Coverage: TBS/truTV/Max

Saint Paul, MN

Line: VGK -160

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 19,058

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Brian Pochmara
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Tyson Baker

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

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

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