Golden Knights 2, Wild 4 — October 12, 2026: recap and analysis

VGKVGK
Vegas Golden Knights
5-1-0 · W4 · L10: 5-1-0
W
W
W
W
L
W
Final
2—4
Oct 12, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena
MINMIN
Minnesota Wild
3-1-1 · W1 · L10: 3-1-1
W
L
OT
W
W

Final score: Vegas Golden Knights 2, Minnesota Wild 4. Wild dominated expected goals 3.54 to 2.98. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Jesper Wallstedt (21/23 saves, .913 SV%, +0.2 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Golden Knights, 70% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
VGK xG
2.98
ACTUAL
2 — 4
MIN xG
3.54
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.22
HIGH xG
MIN1P 11:50Even Strength
VGK 0 - 1 MIN
0.04
MED xG
MIN1P 14:32Power Play
Maxim Shabanov
49
VGK 0 - 2 MIN
0.16
HIGH xG
MIN1P 16:57Even Strength
VGK 0 - 3 MIN
0.03
LOW xG
VGK2P 02:37Even Strength
VGK 1 - 3 MIN
0.20
HIGH xG
VGK3P 09:25Even Strength
VGK 2 - 3 MIN
MIN3P 18:38Even StrengthEN
VGK 2 - 4 MIN

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jesper Wallstedt
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
21/23 saves, .913 SV%, +0.2 GSAX
★2
Carter Hart
79
Carter Hart
G · VGK · #79
24/27 saves, .889 SV%, −0.2 GSAX
★3
Quinn Hughes
43
Quinn Hughes
D · MIN · #43
2A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

VGKMIN
23Shots28
2.98xGF3.54
48.55v5 CF%51.5
51.7FO%48.3
0/5PP1/1
19Hits18
16Blocks19
11Giveaways13
3Takeaways6
7PIM15

Period Breakdown

PeriodVGK SOGMIN SOGVGK xGMIN xG
1st6101.200.98
2nd5120.371.77
3rd1261.400.79
Total23282.983.54

Penalties

8 TOTAL
1P 06:42
MIN
Danila YurovHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Barbashev
1P 14:15
VGK
Dylan CoghlanTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Bobby Brink
1P 18:14
MIN
Jesper WallstedtTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Marc Gatcomb
2P 11:14
MIN
Blake ColemanSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Trevor Connelly
3P 02:36
MIN
Rieger LorenzFighting (5 min)
Drawn by Jeremy Lauzon
3P 02:36
VGK
Jeremy LauzonFighting (5 min)
Drawn by Rieger Lorenz
3P 09:25
MIN
Danila YurovDelay of game (face-off violation) (2 min)
3P 19:05
MIN
Blake ColemanTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Trevor Connelly

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