Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey League
Kaprizov scores on late OT power play to left Wild past Golden Knights, 3-2
With Shea Theodore off for hooking Matt Boldy near center ice on a call that angered Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy, Kaprizov took a feed from Mats Zuccarello and beat Carl Lindbom between the pads for his 11th goal of the season.
Joel Eriksson Ek and Yakov Trenin also scored and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves to help Minnesota win for the fourth time in five games. On Saturday night, backup goalie Jesper Wallstedt had his second straight 2-0 victory in a home win over Anaheim.
Pavel Dorofeyev and Reilly Smith had power-play goals for Vegas, with Smith tying it at 2 at 6:35 of the third with a wrist shot from top of left circle. Lindbom stopped 24 shots.
The Golden Knights ended a four-game losing streak Saturday night with a 4-1 victory in St. Louis.
Eriksson Ek opened the scoring at 4:49 of the first period, beating the out-of-position Lindbom with a quick shot from the left side.
Dorofeyev tied it with his power-play goal with 4:46 left in the first. He beat Gustavsson off a rebound for his 11th goal.
Trenin gave the Wild the lead at 9:05 of the second with his first goal of the season. His centering hack from the side of net got past Lindbom.
Wild: Host Carolina on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:49 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (3), Marcus Johansson (10) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:14 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (16), Tomas Hertl (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:05 | Yakov Trenin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (1), Marcus Foligno (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:35 | Reilly Smith Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (7), Ivan Barbashev (10) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:50 | Kirill Kaprizov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (4), Matt Boldy (11) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 MIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 15 | Hits | 31 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 25 | Shots | 28 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 48.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.9 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Rossi, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Nov 28 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 25 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 5 |
Game Information
Grand Casino Arena
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 17,439 | Capacity:
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 17,439 | Capacity:
