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Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Golden Knights · MON · DEC 28 · 1:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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MINNHL · Wild+ · SCRIPPS
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
VS
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
MON · DEC 28 · 1:00 PM CT
MINNHL · Wild+ · SCRIPPS
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
Carter Hart has not had an answer for Matt Boldy: 7 goals on 18 shots.
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Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Raphael Lavoie
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 4
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 4
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Carter Hart has not had an answer for Matt Boldy: 7 goals on 18 shots.

Carter Hart has had trouble with the Wild, a .868 save percentage on 219 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Matt Boldy has 7 goals on Carter Hart (18 shots).
(Minnesota)
7 goals on Carter Hart
Goaltending
Carter Hart has struggled against Minnesota — a .868 save % on 219 shots.
.868 SV% vs MIN