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First Round · Game 2

Wild at Golden Knights

🗓 📍 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas 🏒 VGK leads 4–2

Wild, First Round Game 2, beat Golden Knights 5–2 at T-Mobile Arena on April 22, 2025.

MIN – VGK
17–32
Shots on goal
37–30
Hits
30–13
Blocked shots
7–6
Takeaways
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

MIN vs VGK · VGK leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
2–4
Final · VGK
Game 2
5–2
Final · MIN
Game 3
2–5
Final · MIN
Game 4
4–3
OT · VGK
Game 5
2–3
OT · VGK
Game 6
3–2
Final · VGK

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:55 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Matt Boldy
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:49 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Filip Gustavsson
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Matt Boldy Go-ahead 1st · 09:56
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin · beat Adin Hill
1–0
🌲 Marcus Foligno 1st · 11:35
Assists: Ryan Hartman · beat Adin Hill
2–0
🌲 Mats Zuccarello 1st · 17:15
Assists: Marcus Johansson · beat Adin Hill
3–0
2nd period
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov 2nd · 03:59
Assists: Matt Boldy · beat Adin Hill
4–0
🎰 Noah Hanifin 2nd · 12:04
Unassisted · beat Filip Gustavsson
4–1
3rd period
🎰 Tomas Hertl 3rd · 02:26
Assists: Alex Pietrangelo, Brandon Saad · beat Filip Gustavsson
4–2
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Empty net 3rd · 17:34
Unassisted
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Boldy · Kaprizov · Eriksson Ek 19:55
L2 Foligno · Nyquist · Hartman 16:43
L3 Johansson · Gaudreau · Zuccarello 14:30
L4 Trenin · Rossi · Brazeau 9:27
D1 Faber · Brodin 25:48
D2 Spurgeon · Middleton 20:58
D3 Buium · Bogosian 12:28
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Hertl · Eichel · Stone 16:39
L2 Saad · Dorofeyev · Smith 16:05
L3 Olofsson · Karlsson · Barbashev 14:50
L4 Howden · Roy · Kolesar 12:53
D1 Hanifin · Pietrangelo 22:51
D2 Hague · Whitecloud 19:44
D3 Theodore · McNabb 16:39

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN VGK🎰
17 Shots on goal 32
37 Hits 30
30 Blocked shots 13
7 Takeaways 6
12 Giveaways 15
0 Penalty minutes 2
MIN shooting 29.4% (5/17) VGK shooting 6.2% (2/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Filip Gustavsson
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎰Golden Knights
Adin Hill
12/16
.750 SV% · 4 GA · 58:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Matt Boldy · 1st 09:56 · 1–0 Marcus Foligno · 1st 11:35 · 2–0 Mats Zuccarello · 1st 17:15 · 3–0 Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 03:59 · 4–0 Noah Hanifin · 2nd 12:04 · 4–1 Tomas Hertl · 3rd 02:26 · 4–2 Kirill Kaprizov · 3rd 17:34 · 5–2
MIN VGK
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Wild
Wild — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 4–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 202025 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–4 Mar 252025 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 5–1 Jan 122025 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 1–4 Dec 152024 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Apr 122024 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–7
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MIN vs VGK, answered

Who won Wild vs Golden Knights on April 22, 2025?

Wild won 5–2. The final score was Wild 5, Golden Knights 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Kirill Kaprizov (2), Marcus Foligno, Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Noah Hanifin, Tomas Hertl.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Adin Hill made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Golden Knights played?

At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Golden Knights home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeApr 20 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–4 AfterApr 24 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 2–5
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeApr 20 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–4 AfterApr 24 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 2–5
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