Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
Sun, Dec 12, 2021 · T-Mobile Arena · 2021–22 Regular Season
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 6–4 on Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena. Zach Whitecloud scored twice. Robin Lehner made 23 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 27–36.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| VGK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 08:53 | VGK | EV | Zach Whitecloud (4) · wrist | Max Pacioretty (6), Chandler Stephenson (14) | 0–1 |
| 1st | 13:54 | MIN | PP | Nico Sturm (5) · tip-in | Alex Goligoski (16), Brandon Duhaime (7) | 1–1 |
| 1st | 17:15 | VGK | PP | Evgenii Dadonov (8) · snap | Mark Stone (14), Chandler Stephenson (15) | 1–2 |
| 1st | 19:59 | MIN | PP | Mats Zuccarello (8) · wrist | Jared Spurgeon (6), Ryan Hartman (10) | 2–2 |
| 2nd | 00:09 | MIN | EV | Nick Bjugstad (4) · wrist | Mathew Dumba (12), Jon Merrill (8) | 3–2 |
| 2nd | 05:46 | VGK | EV | Zach Whitecloud (5) · wrist | Evgenii Dadonov (6) | 3–3 |
| 2nd | 13:52 | VGK | EV | Max Pacioretty (10) · snap | Chandler Stephenson (16), Mark Stone (15) | 3–4 |
| 3rd | 01:22 | MIN | EV | Marcus Foligno (13) · wrist | Jared Spurgeon (7), Joel Eriksson Ek (9) | 4–4 |
| 3rd | 04:42 | VGK | PP | Mark Stone (4) · wrist | Max Pacioretty (7), Chandler Stephenson (17) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 19:32 | VGK | SH EN | Alex Pietrangelo (5) · wrist | Unassisted | 4–6 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 01:17 | MIN | Jared Spurgeon | tripping | 2 |
| 1st | 04:58 | VGK | Jonathan Marchessault | roughing | 2 |
| 1st | 16:39 | MIN | Mathew Dumba | delaying game puck over glass | 2 |
| 1st | 19:21 | VGK | Evgenii Dadonov | high sticking | 2 |
| 2nd | 13:52 | VGK | Nicolas Hague | cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd | 13:52 | MIN | Ryan Hartman | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 13:52 | VGK | Nicolas Hague | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 14:35 | VGK | Alex Pietrangelo | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 16:41 | VGK | Zach Whitecloud | slashing | 2 |
| 3rd | 04:33 | MIN | Jordie Benn | holding | 2 |
| 3rd | 05:40 | MIN | Alex Goligoski | tripping | 2 |
| 3rd | 10:04 | VGK | Nicolas Hague | interference | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: MIN 3.93 · VGK 4.94 · xG% MIN 44.3
Minnesota Wild
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Jared Spurgeon | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21:29 | 23 | |
| 36 | Mats Zuccarello | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22:54 | 18 | |
| 24 | Mathew Dumba | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:44 | 22 | |
| 47 | Alex Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:19 | 23 | |
| 14 | Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 47.4 | 19:41 | 21 |
| 4 | Jon Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:17 | 22 | |
| 38 | Ryan Hartman | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60.0 | 18:48 | 19 |
| 17 | Marcus Foligno | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15:20 | 19 | |
| 7 | Nico Sturm | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 55.6 | 12:04 | 20 |
| 21 | Brandon Duhaime | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:27 | 17 | |
| 27 | Nick Bjugstad | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | 9:45 | 16 |
| 97 | Kirill Kaprizov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21:22 | 18 | |
| 18 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 | 16:15 | 18 |
| 22 | Kevin Fiala | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 15 | |
| 8 | Jordie Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 18 | |
| 29 | Dmitry Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:12 | 19 | |
| 89 | Frederick Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 11:41 | 16 |
| 49 | Victor Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 10:09 | 12 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Cam Talbot | L | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 57:57 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chandler Stephenson | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57.9 | 20:08 | 21 |
| 61 | Mark Stone | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 20 | |
| 67 | Max Pacioretty | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15:00 | 18 | |
| 2 | Zach Whitecloud | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20:54 | 26 | |
| 63 | Evgenii Dadonov | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14:13 | 19 | |
| 7 | Alex Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26:55 | 24 | |
| 3 | Brayden McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21:45 | 25 | |
| 27 | Shea Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:37 | 25 | |
| 71 | William Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 16:42 | 20 |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 20 | |
| 10 | Nicolas Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 53.8 | 15:41 | 18 |
| 81 | Jonathan Marchessault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 14:20 | 17 |
| 14 | Nicolas Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:03 | 19 | |
| 26 | Mattias Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:46 | 17 | |
| 17 | Ben Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:11 | 17 | |
| 28 | William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 | 19 | |
| 55 | Keegan Kolesar | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12.5 | 9:57 | 16 |
| 22 | Michael Amadio | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 7:05 | 11 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Robin Lehner | W | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 60:00 |