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First Round · Game 4

Golden Knights at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 VGK leads 4–2

Golden Knights, First Round Game 4, beat Wild 4–3 in overtime at Xcel Energy Center on April 26, 2025.

VGK – MIN
46–32
Shots on goal
2/5–0/2
Power play
34–28
Hits
23–23
Blocked shots
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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 🎰 VGK
Ivan Barbashev
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:39 TOI
2nd star 🎰 VGK
Tomas Hertl
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 23:14 TOI
3rd star 🎰 VGK
Nicolas Roy
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:58 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🎰 Shea Theodore PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:47
Assists: Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel · beat Filip Gustavsson
1–0
🌲 Marco Rossi Tying 1st · 10:43
Assists: Justin Brazeau, Yakov Trenin · beat Adin Hill
1–1
2nd period
🌲 Marcus Foligno Go-ahead 2nd · 01:24
Assists: Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello · beat Adin Hill
1–2
3rd period
🎰 Nicolas Roy PP Tying 3rd · 04:50
Assists: Tomas Hertl, Pavel Dorofeyev · beat Filip Gustavsson
2–2
🎰 Tomas Hertl Go-ahead 3rd · 10:03
Assists: Mark Stone, Brayden McNabb · beat Filip Gustavsson
3–2
🌲 Jared Spurgeon Tying 3rd · 10:57
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek · beat Adin Hill
3–3
Overtime
🎰 Ivan Barbashev Go-ahead OT · 17:26
Assists: Nicolas Roy, Reilly Smith · beat Filip Gustavsson
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎰Golden Knights
L1 Eichel · Hertl · Stone 26:42
L2 Dorofeyev · Karlsson · Barbashev 22:25
L3 Roy · Howden · Smith 17:58
L4 Saad · Pearson · Kolesar 12:53
D1 Theodore · Pietrangelo 29:44
D2 McNabb · Hanifin 26:24
D3 Hague · Whitecloud 17:38
🌲Wild
L1 Boldy · Kaprizov · Eriksson Ek 28:12
L2 Foligno · Zuccarello · Hartman 22:30
L3 Gaudreau · Hinostroza · Rossi 11:57
L4 Nyquist · Trenin · Brazeau 10:31
D1 Faber · Brodin 32:20
D2 Middleton · Spurgeon 28:58
D3 Bogosian · Buium 14:26

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎰VGK MIN🌲
46 Shots on goal 32
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
34 Hits 28
23 Blocked shots 23
9 Takeaways 6
11 Giveaways 17
4 Penalty minutes 10
VGK shooting 8.7% (4/46) MIN shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎰Golden Knights
Adin Hill
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 77:26 TOI
🌲Wild
Filip Gustavsson
42/46
.913 SV% · 4 GA · 77:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Shea Theodore · 1st 06:47 · 1–0 Marco Rossi · 1st 10:43 · 1–1 Marcus Foligno · 2nd 01:24 · 1–2 Nicolas Roy · 3rd 04:50 · 2–2 Tomas Hertl · 3rd 10:03 · 3–2 Jared Spurgeon · 3rd 10:57 · 3–3 Ivan Barbashev · OT 17:26 · 4–3
VGK MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — tied after 1st: 12-6-2 (60% win rate, 20 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 13-11-3 (48% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Golden Knights
Golden Knights — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-4-1 (62% win rate, 13 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 15-0 (100% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 242025 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 2–5 Apr 222025 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 5–2 Apr 202025 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–4 Mar 252025 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 5–1 Jan 122025 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 1–4
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Who won Golden Knights vs Wild on April 26, 2025?

Golden Knights won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Golden Knights 4, Wild 3.

Who scored for Golden Knights?

Ivan Barbashev, Nicolas Roy, Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl.

Who scored for Wild?

Jared Spurgeon, Marco Rossi, Marcus Foligno.

How did the Golden Knights goalie play?

Adin Hill made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Golden Knights vs Wild played?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎰 Golden Knights
BeforeApr 24 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 2–5 AfterApr 29 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–3
🌲 Wild
BeforeApr 24 🎰VGK @ 🌲MIN 2–5 AfterApr 29 🌲MIN @ 🎰VGK 2–3
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