MIN
Minnesota Wild
24-10-6 · W2 · L10: 8-1-1
W
OT
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Final
5—2
2025-12-29 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
17-9-11 · L1 · L10: 4-3-3
SO
W
L
L
SO
W
W
SO
W
W
MIN dominated expected goals 2.4 to 2.4
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMIN xG
2.44
ACTUAL
5 — 2
VGK xG
2.39
Scoring Timeline
0.07
MED xG
1P 00:26Even Strength
90
Marcus Johansson(12)
L · MIN · #90
Jonas Brodin (8), Jared Spurgeon (8)MIN 1 - 0 VGK
0.15
HIGH xG
1P 14:06Even Strength
12
Matt Boldy(25)
L · MIN · #12
Joel Eriksson Ek (19), Marcus Johansson (18)MIN 2 - 0 VGK
0.04
LOW xG
2P 00:26Even Strength
46
Jared Spurgeon(3)
D · MIN · #46
Marcus Johansson (19), Jonas Brodin (9)MIN 3 - 0 VGK
0.01
LOW xG
2P 04:32Even Strength
7
Brock Faber(8)
D · MIN · #7
Yakov Trenin (10), Kirill Kaprizov (24)MIN 4 - 0 VGK
0.08
MED xG
2P 06:56Even Strength
14
Joel Eriksson Ek(10)
C · MIN · #14
Matt Boldy (22), Marcus Johansson (20)MIN 5 - 0 VGK
0.05
MED xG
2P 16:50Even Strength
3
Brayden McNabb(2)
D · VGK · #3
Ivan Barbashev (17), Pavel Dorofeyev (11)MIN 5 - 1 VGK
0.19
HIGH xG
3P 02:14Even Strength
61
Mark Stone(9)
R · VGK · #61
Ivan Barbashev (18), Mitch Marner (31)MIN 5 - 2 VGK
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
15/15 saves, .1000 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
90
Marcus Johansson
L · MIN · #90
1G, 3A, 3 SOG
★3
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
14/16 saves, .875 SV%, -0.4 GSAx
Team Stats
MINVGK
27Shots16
2.44xGF2.39
51.6CF%48.4
52.9FO%47.1
0/2PP0/2
17Hits30
20Blocks13
15Giveaways13
4Takeaways4
4PIM17
Period Breakdown
| Period | MIN SOG | VGK SOG | MIN xG | VGK xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 6 | 1.07 | 0.69 |
| 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0.96 | 0.72 |
| 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0.40 | 0.97 |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 2.43 | 2.38 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 02:13
Tomas Hertlgame-misconduct (10 min)
1P 02:13
Tomas Hertlboarding (5 min)
Drawn by Ryan Hartman1P 09:39
Nico Sturmhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Stone1P 16:40
Jake Middletonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Dorofeyev2P 00:26
Teamdelaying-game-unsuccessful-challenge (2 min)