NHL

Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights

· West 1st Round - Game 2

Vegas hosts Minnesota with 1-0 series lead

Minnesota Wild (45-30-7, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (50-22-10, in the Pacific Division)

Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EDT

Golden Knights -246, Wild +200; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Golden Knights lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Sunday for the fifth time this season. The Golden Knights won the last matchup 4-2. Brett Howden scored two goals in the win.

Vegas is 50-22-10 overall and 30-9-3 in home games. The Golden Knights have conceded 214 goals while scoring 274 for a +60 scoring differential.

Minnesota is 23-14-5 on the road and 45-30-7 overall. The Wild have a -11 scoring differential, with 225 total goals scored and 236 conceded.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jack Eichel has scored 28 goals with 66 assists for the Golden Knights. Pavel Dorofeyev has five goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

Matthew Boldy has 27 goals and 46 assists for the Wild. Joel Eriksson Ek has scored five goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 6-2-2, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.5 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Wild: 4-4-2, averaging three goals, five assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Golden Knights: None listed.

Wild: None listed.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 3-0

Statistics

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2.88 Goals Against Average 2.61
29.6 Shots Against per Game 26.1
72.4 Penalty Kill Percentage 75.7
56 Power Play Goals Against 41
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.74 Goals For per Game 3.34
27.6 Shots per Game 30.2
43 Power Play Goals 53
20.9 Power Play Percentage 28.3
4 Short Handed Goals 6
612 Penalty Minutes 463
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 4 22 116 56
Dallas 6 26 106 50
Colorado 4 29 102 49
Minnesota 7 30 97 45
St. Louis 8 30 96 44
Utah 13 31 89 38
Nashville 8 44 68 30
Chicago 11 46 61 25

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 10 22 110 50
Los Angeles 9 25 105 48
Edmonton 5 29 101 48
Calgary 14 27 96 41
Vancouver 14 30 90 38
Anaheim 10 37 80 35
Seattle 6 41 76 35
San Jose 12 50 52 20
Full Standings
Wild Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs SJ W 8-7 OT
@ CGY L 4-2
@ VAN W 3-2 OT
vs ANA W 3-2 OT
@ VGK L 4-2
Golden Knights Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs SEA W 2-1
vs NSH W 5-3
@ CGY L 5-4 SO
@ VAN W 4-1
vs MIN W 4-2