Golden Knights 3–2 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 15, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🎰 VGK

Victor Olofsson

2 G

5 shots · 15:56 TOI

2nd star 🎰 VGK

Shea Theodore

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:02 TOI

3rd star 🎰 VGK

Jack Eichel

2 A

1 shots · 20:58 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Go-ahead 1st · 01:30

Assists: Mats Zuccarello · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–1

🎰 Victor Olofsson PP Tying 1st · 09:31

Assists: Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel · beat Jesper Wallstedt

1–1

2nd period

🎰 Shea Theodore Go-ahead 2nd · 06:04

Assists: Jack Eichel, Mark Stone · beat Jesper Wallstedt

2–1

🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Tying 2nd · 16:56

Assists: Brock Faber, Mats Zuccarello · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–2

3rd period

🎰 Victor Olofsson Go-ahead 3rd · 03:49

Assists: William Karlsson, Pavel Dorofeyev · beat Jesper Wallstedt

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎰Golden Knights

L1 Eichel · Howden · Stone 19:48

L2 Olofsson · Karlsson · Hertl 16:03

L3 Pearson · Dorofeyev · Kolesar 14:30

L4 Roy · Barbashev · Holtz 9:30

D1 Pietrangelo · McNabb 22:51

D2 Theodore · Hanifin 20:59

D3 Hague · Whitecloud 16:10

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Rossi · Zuccarello 23:40

L2 Boldy · Johansson · Hartman 21:13

L3 Foligno · Gaudreau · Jones 13:11

L4 Khusnutdinov · Shore 5:42

D1 Faber · Brodin 24:47

D2 Spurgeon · Chisholm 19:47

D3 Bogosian · Dermott 10:38

D4 Merrill 7:33

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎰VGK MIN🌲

27 Shots on goal 22

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

20 Hits 13

16 Blocked shots 17

9 Takeaways 5

22 Giveaways 13

7 Penalty minutes 7

VGK shooting 11.1% (3/27) MIN shooting 9.1% (2/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎰Golden Knights

Ilya Samsonov

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Jesper Wallstedt

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 57:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

VGK MIN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Golden Knights

Golden Knights — tied after 2nd: 3-0-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0

Apr 122024 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–7 Mar 302024 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 2–1 OT Feb 122024 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 5–3 Apr 32023 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 4–3 SO Apr 12023 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 1–4

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Who won Golden Knights vs Wild on December 15, 2024?

Golden Knights won 3–2. The final score was Golden Knights 3, Wild 2.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Victor Olofsson (2), Shea Theodore.

Who scored for Wild?

Kirill Kaprizov (2).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Jesper Wallstedt made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Golden Knights vs Wild season series?

Golden Knights lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎰 Golden Knights

BeforeDec 14 🎰VGK @ 🛢️EDM 3–6 AfterDec 19 🐋VAN @ 🎰VGK 1–3

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 14 🔔PHI @ 🌲MIN 1–4 AfterDec 18 🐆FLA @ 🌲MIN 6–1

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