MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
OT
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final
5—2
2025-12-29 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
SO
W
L
L
SO
W
W
SO
W
W
VGK controlled xG 2.2 to 2.1 but MIN won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
MIN xG
2.13
ACTUAL
5 — 2
VGK xG
2.19

Scoring Timeline

0.05
MED xG
MIN1P 00:26Even Strength
Marcus Johansson
90
Marcus Johansson(12)
L · MIN · #90
Jonas Brodin (8), Jared Spurgeon (8)
MIN 1 - 0 VGK
0.07
MED xG
MIN1P 14:06Even Strength
Matt Boldy
12
Matt Boldy(25)
L · MIN · #12
Joel Eriksson Ek (19), Marcus Johansson (18)
MIN 2 - 0 VGK
0.03
LOW xG
MIN2P 00:26Even Strength
Jared Spurgeon
46
Jared Spurgeon(3)
D · MIN · #46
Marcus Johansson (19), Jonas Brodin (9)
MIN 3 - 0 VGK
0.01
LOW xG
MIN2P 04:32Even Strength
Brock Faber
7
Brock Faber(8)
D · MIN · #7
Yakov Trenin (10), Kirill Kaprizov (24)
MIN 4 - 0 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
MIN2P 06:56Even Strength
Joel Eriksson Ek
14
Joel Eriksson Ek(10)
C · MIN · #14
Matt Boldy (22), Marcus Johansson (20)
MIN 5 - 0 VGK
0.02
LOW xG
VGK2P 16:50Even Strength
Brayden McNabb
3
Brayden McNabb(2)
D · VGK · #3
Ivan Barbashev (17), Pavel Dorofeyev (11)
MIN 5 - 1 VGK
0.26
HIGH xG
VGK3P 02:14Even Strength
Mark Stone
61
Mark Stone(9)
R · VGK · #61
Ivan Barbashev (18), Mitch Marner (31)
MIN 5 - 2 VGK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Akira Schmid
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
15/15 saves, .1000 SV%, -0.0 GSAx
★2
Filip Gustavsson
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
14/16 saves, .875 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★3
Marcus Johansson
90
Marcus Johansson
L · MIN · #90
1G, 3A, 3 SOG

Team Stats

MINVGK
27Shots16
2.13xGF2.19
51.6CF%48.4
52.9FO%47.1
0/2PP0/2
17Hits30
20Blocks13
15Giveaways13
4Takeaways4
4PIM17

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGVGK SOGMIN xGVGK xG
1st561.070.51
2nd1040.780.53
3rd740.281.15
Total22142.132.19

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 02:13
VGK
Tomas Hertlgame-misconduct (10 min)
1P 02:13
VGK
Tomas Hertlboarding (5 min)
Drawn by Ryan Hartman
1P 09:39
MIN
Nico Sturmhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Stone
1P 16:40
MIN
Jake Middletonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Dorofeyev
2P 00:26
VGK
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)