Golden Knights 3-2 Wild (Dec 15, 2024) Play-by-Play

Vegas Golden Knights

20-8-3, 9-5-3 away

	1	2	3	T
VGK	1	1	1	3
MIN	1	1	0	2

TIME	VGK	MIN
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Frederick Gaudreau faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	0	0
0:16	Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	0
0:17	Declan Chisholm shot blocked by Keegan Kolesar	0	0
0:24	Alex Pietrangelo hit Matt Boldy	0	0
0:30	Keegan Kolesar Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
0:51	Mark Stone Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	0	0
1:15	Giveaway by Jack Eichel	0	0
1:26	Mats Zuccarello hit Brayden McNabb	0	0
1:30	Kirill Kaprizov Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (10)	0	1
1:30	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	1
1:36	Puck in Benches	0	1
1:36	William Karlsson faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	0	1
1:50	Pavel Dorofeyev Wrap-around saved by Jesper Wallstedt	0	1
2:09	Giveaway by Jared Spurgeon	0	1
2:11	Brett Howden shot blocked by Pavel Dorofeyev	0	1
2:21	Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev	0	1
2:37	Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Devin Shore	0	1
2:40	Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	0	1
2:48	Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Devin Shore	0	1
2:51	Marat Khusnutdinov hit Noah Hanifin	0	1
3:23	Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	1
3:34	Marcus Johansson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	1
3:42	Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar	0	1
3:44	Takeaway by Nicolas Hague	0	1
3:44	Tanner Pearson hit Jared Spurgeon	0	1
3:54	Giveaway by Marcus Foligno	0	1
4:00	Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau	0	1
4:06	Marcus Foligno Backhand saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	1
4:08	Goalie Stopped	0	1
4:08	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	1
4:44	Brayden McNabb hit Mats Zuccarello	0	1
4:45	Marco Rossi Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	1
5:01	Mark Stone Snap Shot High and Wide Left	0	1
5:04	Puck in Netting	0	1
5:04	William Karlsson faceoff won against Matt Boldy	0	1
6:13	Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	1
6:39	Devin Shore Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	0	1
6:42	Goalie Stopped	0	1
6:42	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	1
7:00	Off-side	0	1
7:00	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Marco Rossi	0	1
7:17	Icing	0	1
7:17	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel	0	1
7:27	Giveaway by Kirill Kaprizov	0	1
7:33	Ivan Barbashev Wrist Shot Off Crossbar	0	1
8:02	Ben Jones Wrist Shot High and Wide Right	0	1
8:08	On-Ice Official	0	1
8:08	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson	0	1
8:29	William Karlsson shot blocked by Marcus Johansson	0	1
8:37	Nicolas Hague Slap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	0	1
8:50	William Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	0	1
8:59	William Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	0	1
9:02	Goalie Stopped	0	1
9:02	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	0	1
9:07	Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Ben Jones	0	1
9:20	Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau	0	1
9:24	Frederick Gaudreau Closing hand on puck	0	1
9:24	Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Tomas Hertl	0	1
9:31	Victor Olofsson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (22), Jack Eichel (32)	1	1
9:31	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Jack Eichel	1	1
10:12	Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev	1	1
10:26	Icing	1	1
10:26	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Nicolas Roy	1	1
10:35	Zach Whitecloud hit Declan Chisholm	1	1
10:38	Giveaway by Nicolas Hague	1	1
11:05	Nicolas Roy shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon	1	1
11:12	Shea Theodore Slap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	1	1
11:19	Takeaway by Shea Theodore	1	1
11:29	Puck in Benches	1	1
11:29	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson	1	1
11:37	Icing	1	1
11:37	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against William Karlsson	1	1
12:19	Jon Merrill hit Alexander Holtz	1	1
12:35	Giveaway by Jonas Brodin	1	1
12:42	Giveaway by Brock Faber	1	1
12:45	Marcus Foligno hit Noah Hanifin	1	1
13:09	Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot Short	1	1
13:20	Shea Theodore shot blocked by Ivan Barbashev	1	1
13:29	Shea Theodore Wrist Shot Off Crossbar	1	1
13:53	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	1
13:53	Marco Rossi faceoff won against Tanner Pearson	1	1
14:02	Marco Rossi Wrist Shot Wide Right	1	1
14:08	Giveaway by Nicolas Roy	1	1
14:25	Jared Spurgeon Wrist Shot Above Crossbar	1	1
14:38	Travis Dermott Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	1	1
14:59	Icing	1	1
14:59	William Karlsson faceoff won against Marat Khusnutdinov	1	1
15:01	Takeaway by Travis Dermott	1	1
15:07	Icing	1	1
15:07	Marat Khusnutdinov faceoff won against Jack Eichel	1	1
15:11	Nicolas Hague Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	1	1
15:12	Goalie Stopped	1	1
15:12	Jack Eichel faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	1
15:18	Giveaway by Shea Theodore	1	1
15:29	Giveaway by Jack Eichel	1	1
15:36	Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Shea Theodore	1	1
15:50	Jack Eichel Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	1	1
15:53	Goalie Stopped	1	1
15:53	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	1	1
16:05	Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Off Crossbar	1	1
16:11	Nicolas Hague shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon	1	1
16:27	Tanner Pearson shot blocked by Jon Merrill	1	1
16:35	Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
16:42	Nicolas Hague Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	1	1
16:45	Goalie Stopped	1	1
16:45	Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	1	1
16:59	Zach Bogosian Slap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	1	1
17:00	Keegan Kolesar Fighting against Marcus Foligno	1	1
17:00	Marcus Foligno Fighting against Keegan Kolesar	1	1
17:00	William Karlsson faceoff won against Frederick Gaudreau	1	1
17:45	Brett Howden hit Frederick Gaudreau	1	1
17:49	Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Alex Pietrangelo	1	1
18:15	Icing	1	1
18:15	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Jack Eichel	1	1
18:24	Off-side	1	1
18:24	Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Jack Eichel	1	1
18:34	Ryan Hartman Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov	1	1
18:37	Puck in Netting	1	1
18:37	Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Ryan Hartman	1	1
19:02	Giveaway by Matt Boldy	1	1
19:18	Brett Howden hit Jonas Brodin	1	1
19:25	William Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt	1	1
19:27	Goalie Stopped	1	1
19:27	William Karlsson faceoff won against Marco Rossi	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Kirill Kaprizov scores goal for Wild

0:54

Victor Olofsson scores goal for Golden Knights

0:49

Kirill Kaprizov lights the lamp

0:45

Regular Season Series

VGK leads 1-0

Golden Knights
3
Wild
2

Game 1

12/15

Wild
Golden Knights

Game 2

1/12

ESPN+

Golden Knights
Wild

Game 3

3/25

Xcel Energy Center

6:00 PM, December 15, 2024Coverage: NHL Net

Saint Paul, MN

Line: VGK -120

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,771

Referees:
Wes McCauley
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Tommy Hughes

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	22	8	3	47
Los Angeles	19	9	5	43
Edmonton	20	11	2	42
Vancouver	16	10	7	39
Calgary	16	11	7	39
Seattle	15	18	2	32
Anaheim	12	15	4	28
San Jose	11	19	6	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	24	10	1	49
Minnesota	20	10	4	44
Colorado	20	15	0	40
Dallas	19	13	0	38
Utah	16	11	5	37
St. Louis	15	16	4	34
Nashville	10	17	7	27
Chicago	12	20	2	26

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