VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 47-22-7, 101 points (23-15-1 at Home, 24-7-6 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Apr. 3 at Minnesota Wild 5 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 4 at Nashville Predators 5 p.m. ESPN Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 6 vs. Los Angeles Kings 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Apr. 8 at Dallas Stars 12:30 p.m. ABC Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 11 vs. Seattle Kraken 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
April 1 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Minnesota Wild 1
The Vegas Golden Knights (47-22-7) picked up a 4-1 win against the Minnesota Wild (44-23-9) on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Matt Boldy gave the Wild a 1-0 lead five minutes into the contest, but Ben Hutton’s third goal of the season leveled the score midway through the frame. Late in the period, Zach Whitecloud gave Vegas its first lead of the night as his shot snuck past Minnesota goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Brett Howden scored the only goal of the middle frame as the Golden Knights carried a 3-1 edge into the final period. Chandler Stephenson’s empty-net goal sealed the 4-1 victory as Vegas surpassed the 100-point mark.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Hutton’s goal gave the defenseman three points (1-2—3) since entering the lineup against Edmonton on Mar. 28
- Whitecloud’s goal is his third in his last eight games and his first game-winning goal of the season
- Stephenson’s goal is his first in 11 games
- Jack Eichel finished with two assists, marking his team-leading 18th multi-point game of the season
- Laurent Brossoit bounced back in net and stopped 29 of 30 shots to improve his save percentage to .920 on the season
The Story of the Back-to-Backs
Vegas’ game against Minnesota on Monday will be the first game of the club’s sixth and final back-to-back of the season. The Golden Knights are 3-2-0 in the first game of a double-header and have outscored their opponents 17 to 11.
Vegas Back-to-Backs 2022-23
Dates Game 1 Game 2
Oct. 24 and 25 Vegas 3, Toronto 1 (OT) Vegas 4, San Jose 2
Nov. 25 and 26 Vegas 2, Seattle 4 Vegas 1, Vancouver 5
Dec. 27 and 28 Vegas 2, Los Angeles 4 Vegas 2, Anaheim 3 (SO)
Jan. 21 and 22 Vegas 6, Washington 2 Vegas 1, Arizona 4
Mar. 11 and 12 Vegas 4, Carolina 0 Vegas 5, St. Louis 3
Apr. 3 and 4 Vegas at Minnesota Vegas at Nashville
Against the Wild
The contest between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Minnesota Wild on Monday marks the third and final this season. Vegas owns a record of 9-11-1 against the Wild and 3-7-0 when playing at Xcel Energy Center. The last time these two teams met, Vegas came away triumphant with scoring from Ben Hutton, Zach Whitecloud, Brett Howden, and Chandler Stephenson. Laurent Brossoit made 29 saves during the win at T-Mobile Arena.
2022-23 Season MIN Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Feb. 9 – at Minnesota (Vegas 5, Minnesota 1)
Apr. 1 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Minnesota 1)
Apr. 3 – at Minnesota
2021-22 Season MIN Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Nov. 11 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Minnesota 2)
Dec. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 6, Minnesota 4)
Mar. 21 – at Minnesota (Vegas 0, Minnesota 3)
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
All-Time Wild Record: 12-6-3 (7-1-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-5- 1 at Vegas)
2022-23: The Wild is 0-2-0 against the Golden Knights this season… Vegas won the series-opening game, 5-1, at Xcel Energy Center (2/9) and the second game, 4-1, at T-Mobile Arena (4/1)…LW Matt Boldy (1-1=2) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (0-2=2) lead Minnesota with two points each… LW Kirill Kaparizov (1-0=0) has also scored for the Wild…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 0-2-0 with a 4.92 GAA and a .877 SV% in two starts against Vegas this season…G Filip Gustavsson appeared in relief during the first contest and saved all eight shots faced…C Jack Eichel (1-3=4) leads the Golden
Knights with four points…RW Jonathan Marchessault (0-2=2), C Brett Howden (1-1=2), D Alex Pietrangelo (1-1=2), C Nicholas Roy (1-1=2), C Chandler Stephenson (1-1=2) and D Zach Whitecloud (1-1=2) all have two points for Vegas…G Logan Thompson saved 23 of 24 shots faced before
exiting the first game in the third period…G Adin Hill stopped all four shots faced in relief in the first contest…G Laurent Brossoit saved 29 of 30 shots faced in the second matchup.
WILD LEADERS: D Jonas Brodin (3-9=12 in 19 games) and Eriksson Ek (6-6=12 in 19 games) lead Minnesota with 12 points each against Vegas…Five Wild players own 10 career points against the Golden Knights, including D Matt Dumba (3-7=10 in 19 games), LW Marcus Foligno (5-5=10 in 19 contests), Kaprizov (7-3=10 in 12 games), D Jared Spurgeon (4-6=10 in 18 contests) and C Oskar Sundqvist (6-4=10 in 15 games).
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 1-2-0 with a 3.43 GAA and a .906 SV% in three career starts against Vegas…Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 3.05 GAA and a .913 SV% in two career games (one start) against the Golden Knights.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LEADERS: Pietrangelo leads Vegas with 25 points (9-16=25) in 51 games against Minnesota…RW Phil Kessel has 24 points (9-15=24) in 34 games against the Wild…RW Mark Stone has 22 points (4-18=22) in 20 matches…Stephenson owns 13 points (4-9=13) in 17 games.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS GOALIES: G Jonathan Quick is 17-11-7 with a 2.55 GAA, a .904 SV% and two shutouts in 35 career starts against the Wild…Thompson is 1-1-0 with a 1.69 GAA and a .951 SV% in three games (two starts) against Minnesota…Hill is 1-3-0 with a 2.51 GAA and a .901 SV in five games (three starts)…Brossoit is 2-0-0 with a 1.63 GAA and a .944 SV% in two starts.
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is tied for second all-time in the NHL in points (27) and point percentage (.675) and ranks third in wins (12) against Vegas.
INJURIES
Kirill Kaprizov: lower body
Gustav Nyquist: upper body
FINDING THEIR GROOVE
• Since March 1, the Wild holds a 10-2-3 record and ranks fourth in point percentage (.767), is tied for fifth with 23 points and tied for sixth in wins.
• Since Feb. 11, Minnesota is second in the NHL with 39 points (17-3-5) and a .780 point percentage and third in wins.
• In 11 games since March 11 the Wild has scored 3.91 goals per game, the seventh-best rate in the NHL during that span.
• The Wild recorded a franchise-record 14-game point streak (11-0-3) from Feb. 17 to March 15. The streak is tied for the third-longest in the NHL this season
• Since Feb. 11, the Wild leads the NHL with a .936 team save percentage and has allowed a league-low 2.08 goals per game.
HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 22-6-2 at home for a .767 point percentage, tied for the most wins and the third-best home point percentage in the NHL during that span.
• The team recorded a seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, the fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.
• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild has allowed 2.10 goals per game and recorded a .927 save percentage, ranking second in the NHL in each category.
• Minnesota ranks sixth in the NHL with a .671 home point percentage this season and is tied for sixth with 24 home victories.
ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 26.1 percent (30 of 115) of power-play opportunities at home this season, sixth-best in the NHL.
PENALTY KILLERS
• Recorded a streak of 27 consecutive successful penalty kills across 14 total games from 2/6 to 3/2. Did not allow a power-play goal in 12 consecutive games from 2/8 – 2/28, the longest streak in the NHL this season, tied for the longest streak in franchise history and tied for the 13th-longest streak in the NHL’s Expansion Era (since 1967-68 season).
SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is tied for third in the NHL with 11 shorthanded goals (SHG) this season.
• The total is tied for the second-highest single-season mark in franchise history behind only the 2000-01 season (13 SHG). The Wild also reached 11 SHG during the 2005-06 and 2001-02 seasons.
