Minnesota Wild at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Wild back Gustavsson with a 2nd-period burst in a 4-2 victory over the Golden Knights
Third in the Central Division, Minnesota improved to 3-2 since the Olympic break. Vegas is second in the Pacific Division.
Mats Zuccarello opened the second-period scoring spree at 5:18 on a wrist shot. Zach Bogosian followed with a slap shot at 8:07, and newcomer Michael McCarron had a tip-in at 8:25. Vladimir Tarasenko scored with 4:18 left in the third, with McCarron assisting in his Wild debut.
Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner had third-period goals for Vegas, and Akira Schmid stopped 20 shots. Dorofeyev scored his 30th of the season, ending Gustavsson's shutout bid with a power-play goal at 2:17.
Robby Fabbri and Bobby Brink also made their Wild debuts following trades. Minnesota also acquired Nick Foligno from Chicago at the trade deadline. He'll join younger brother Marcus with the Wild.
Nic Dowd and Cole Smith made their Vegas debuts. Dowd came over Friday from Washington. The Golden Knights placed forward Mark Stone on injured reserve Thursday because of an upper-body injury.
Golden Knights: Host Edmonton on Sunday night.
Regular Season SeriesMIN wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:18 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:07 | Zach Bogosian Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (15), Yakov Trenin (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:25 | Michael McCarron Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (27), Quinn Hughes (56) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:17 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (49), Braeden Bowman (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:42 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (12), Michael McCarron (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:55 | Mitch Marner Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (21), Tomas Hertl (30) |
Statistics
 MIN |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 22 | Hits | 14 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 24 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 16 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 30.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 69.2 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 26 | Penalty Minutes | 16 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Spurgeon, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Brock Faber, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Nick Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,116 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,116 | Capacity:
