Vegas Golden Knights vs Minnesota Wild

NHL

Golden Knights

31-18-4, 66 PTS

5-1

Final

Wild

27-20-4, 58 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

VGK shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VGK	9	14	8	31
MIN	7	15	6	28

In net

Adin Hill4/4 SV, 1.000

Marc-Andre Fleury18/23 SV, .783

Team	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	4	0	5
MIN	0	1	0	1

Who won: Golden Knights 5-1

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Grand Casino Arena. The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0. The Golden Knights outscored the Wild 4-1 in the 2nd period. Jack Eichel led the Golden Knights in goals (1). Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild in goals (1).

Recap · Feb 9

Eichel leads Vegas in 4-goal 2nd period to beat Wild 5-1

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist for Vegas to hasten a mid-game meltdown by Minnesota, and the Golden Knights cruised past the sputtering Wild 5-1 on Thursday night.

What it means

Season series: VGK leads series 1-0.
Golden Knights 17-5-4 on the road; Wild 15-9-1 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 3d ago

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Preview · 3d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Golden Knights1st in Pacific Division

Lukas Cormier D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Wild2nd in Central Division

Marcus Foligno LW
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Zach Bogosian D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Brock Faber D
Skull, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Filip Gustavsson G
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Nick Foligno LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Golden Knights1st in Pacific Division

Logan Thompson G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Wild2nd in Central Division

Marc-Andre Fleury G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

VGK leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN · Attendance 18,797
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Graham Skilliter (Referee), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman), James Tobias (Linesman)