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Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden KnightsNational Hockey League

Minnesota Wild

42

Full time

Vegas Golden Knights

ETGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, USA

Pacy pre-match win probability

45.1% Minnesota Wild54.9% Vegas Golden Knights

Last updated

Match report

Minnesota Wild beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 in the National Hockey League at Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, USA on October 12, 2026. By period, Minnesota Wild scored 3, 0 and 1; Vegas Golden Knights 0, 1 and 1. Minnesota Wild won by two goals. Recent form: Minnesota Wild won three and lost two of their last five; Vegas Golden Knights won four and lost one of their last five. Pacy's record holds 3 earlier meetings: Minnesota Wild won 3, Vegas Golden Knights won 0. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Vegas Golden Knights favourites at 54.9%; Minnesota Wild won against those odds.

Timeline

  1. 18:38Goal — Minnesota Wild 4–2
  2. 9:25Goal — Vegas Golden Knights 3–2
  3. 2:37Goal — Vegas Golden Knights 3–1
  4. 16:57Goal — Minnesota Wild 3–0
  5. 14:32Goal — Minnesota Wild 2–0
  6. 11:50Goal — Minnesota Wild 1–0

Match statistics

Minnesota WildVegas Golden Knights

28Shots23
18Hits19
All statistics (10 more)
19Blocked Shots16
6Takeaways3
1Power Play Goals0
1Power Play Opportunities5
100Power Play Percentage0
28Faceoffs Won30
48.3Faceoff Win Percent51.7
13Giveaways11
6Total Penalties2
15Penalty Minutes7

Lineups

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Ivan Barbashev
  • Braeden Bowman
  • Trevor Connelly
  • Nic Dowd
  • Jack Eichel
  • Marc Gatcomb
  • Tomas Hertl
  • Brett Howden
  • William Karlsson
  • Raphael Lavoie
  • Mitch Marner
Bench (8)
  • Mark Stone
  • Rasmus Andersson
  • Dylan Coghlan
  • Noah Hanifin
  • Jeremy Lauzon
  • Brayden McNabb
  • Shea Theodore
  • Carter Hart

Minnesota Wild

  • Matt Boldy
  • Bobby Brink
  • Blake Coleman
  • Joel Eriksson Ek
  • Ryan Hartman
  • Kirill Kaprizov
  • Rieger Lorenz
  • Michael McCarron
  • Maxim Shabanov
  • Nico Sturm
  • Yakov Trenin
Bench (8)
  • Danila Yurov
  • Zach Bogosian
  • Jonas Brodin
  • Quinn Hughes
  • Daemon Hunt
  • Olli Maatta
  • Jared Spurgeon
  • Jesper Wallstedt

Recent form

Minnesota Wild

WLLWW

Vegas Golden Knights

WWWWL

Standings

2026-27 Pacific Division Standings
#TeamWLOTLPts
1Vegas52010
2Edmonton4019
3Anaheim4108
2026-27 Central Division Standings
#TeamWLOTLPts
1Minnesota4119
2Utah4208
3Winnipeg3117

Head-to-head

Minnesota Wild 3 wins, Vegas Golden Knights 0 wins

DateResultHosted by
2026-03-07Minnesota Wild 4–2 Vegas Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights
2025-12-30Minnesota Wild 5–2 Vegas Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights
2025-11-16Minnesota Wild 3–2 Vegas Golden KnightsMinnesota Wild

Venue and officials

Venue
Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Attendance
17,566
Referee
Wes McCauley
Referee
Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesman
Shandor Alphonso
Linesman
Libor Suchanek

Pacy probability

  • Away54.9%
  • Home45.1%

Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.

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