Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueVictor Olofsson's 2nd 2-goal game of the season lifts the Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Wild
Shea Theodore also scored and Jack Eichel added two assists, increasing his team-leading total to 33 for the Golden Knights. Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 shots.
Olofsson last had a two-goal game in an 8-4 season-opening victory over Colorado. After missing 20 games this season with a lower-body injury, he has now scored in his last three games. His second goal Sunday put Vegas ahead 3-2 just 3:49 into the third period.
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice for Minnesota, one day after a two-goal effort in a win over Philadelphia. He is now tied with Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl for most goals in the league (22). Jesper Wallstedt made 24 saves in his season debut.
Wild: With Marc-Andre Fleury starting Saturday's game in net and Filip Gustavsson sidelined with a minor injury, Minnesota recalled Wallstedt from its AHL affiliate for the fourth start of his career. The Wild don't believe Gustavsson's injury is anything major.
VGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 1:30 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (10) | |
Goal | 1st Period 9:31 | Victor Olofsson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (22), Jack Eichel (32) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 6:04 | Shea Theodore Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (33), Mark Stone (18) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 16:56 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (14), Mats Zuccarello (11) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 3:49 | Victor Olofsson Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: William Karlsson (8), Pavel Dorofeyev (6) |
Statistics
VGK | MIN | |
---|---|---|
16 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
20 | Hits | 13 |
9 | Takeaways | 5 |
27 | Shots | 22 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
1 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
35 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
54.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 45.3 |
22 | Giveaways | 13 |
2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
7 | Penalty Minutes | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,771 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,771 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 28 | 9 | 59 | 3 |
Edmonton | 25 | 12 | 53 | 3 |
Los Angeles | 23 | 10 | 51 | 5 |
Vancouver | 18 | 12 | 45 | 9 |
Calgary | 19 | 14 | 45 | 7 |
Anaheim | 17 | 18 | 39 | 5 |
Seattle | 17 | 21 | 37 | 3 |
San Jose | 13 | 24 | 32 | 6 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 28 | 12 | 58 | 2 |
Minnesota | 26 | 11 | 56 | 4 |
Dallas | 25 | 13 | 51 | 1 |
Colorado | 25 | 15 | 51 | 1 |
St. Louis | 19 | 19 | 42 | 4 |
Utah | 17 | 15 | 41 | 7 |
Nashville | 13 | 21 | 33 | 7 |
Chicago | 13 | 25 | 28 | 2 |