MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
OT
Final
4—2
2026-03-06 · T-Mobile Arena
VGK
VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
37-26-17 · W1 · L10: 6-1-3
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
SO
MIN dominated expected goals 4.1 to 2.8

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
MIN xG
4.11
ACTUAL
4 — 2
VGK xG
2.78

Scoring Timeline

0.34
HIGH xG
MIN2P 05:18Even Strength
Mats Zuccarello
36
Mats Zuccarello(12)
R · MIN · #36
MIN 1 - 0 VGK
0.03
LOW xG
MIN2P 08:07Even Strength
Zach Bogosian
24
Zach Bogosian(2)
D · MIN · #24
Danila Yurov (15), Yakov Trenin (13)
MIN 2 - 0 VGK
0.14
HIGH xG
MIN2P 08:25Even Strength
Michael McCarron
47
Michael McCarron(6)
C · MIN · #47
Brock Faber (27), Quinn Hughes (56)
MIN 3 - 0 VGK
0.07
MED xG
VGK3P 02:17Power Play
Pavel Dorofeyev
16
Pavel Dorofeyev(30)
L · VGK · #16
Jack Eichel (49), Braeden Bowman (16)
MIN 3 - 1 VGK
0.06
MED xG
MIN3P 15:42Even Strength
Vladimir Tarasenko
11
Vladimir Tarasenko(16)
R · MIN · #11
Jared Spurgeon (12), Michael McCarron (8)
MIN 4 - 1 VGK
0.11
HIGH xG
VGK3P 16:55Even Strength
Mitch Marner
16
Mitch Marner(18)
R · VGK · #16
Pavel Dorofeyev (21), Tomas Hertl (30)
MIN 4 - 2 VGK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Filip Gustavsson
32
Filip Gustavsson
G · MIN · #32
29/31 saves, .935 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
Akira Schmid
40
Akira Schmid
G · VGK · #40
20/24 saves, .833 SV%, -1.8 GSAx
★3
Pavel Dorofeyev
16
Pavel Dorofeyev
L · VGK · #16
1G, 1A, 3 SOG

Team Stats

MINVGK
24Shots31
4.11xGF2.78
45.7CF%54.3
30.8FO%69.2
0/1PP1/1
22Hits14
10Blocks18
10Giveaways13
4Takeaways3
26PIM16

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGVGK SOGMIN xGVGK xG
1st680.650.54
2nd4100.751.08
3rd10112.711.15
Total20294.112.77

Penalties

11 TOTAL
1P 14:58
VGK
Braeden Bowmanholding (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Boldy
2P 03:00
MIN
Jake Middletonfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Keegan Kolesar
2P 03:00
VGK
Keegan Kolesarfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Jake Middleton
2P 10:15
MIN
Brock Faberfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
2P 10:15
VGK
Jeremy Lauzonfighting (5 min)
Drawn by Brock Faber
2P 10:15
MIN
Brock Faberinstigator-misconduct (10 min)
2P 10:15
MIN
Brock Faberinstigator (2 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
2P 10:15
VGK
Jeremy Lauzonboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Bobby Brink
3P 01:22
MIN
Zach Bogosianslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Pavel Dorofeyev
3P 09:57
MIN
Michael McCarronroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
3P 09:57
VGK
Jeremy Lauzonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Michael McCarron