Closing line
US sportsbooks, consensus at puck drop- Total O/U: under 6.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on Oct 12, 2026 to move to 4-1-1.
They scored 3 unanswered goals in the first period.
Kalshi had the Wild at 50% and Polymarket at 50% to win before puck drop. Among the public, 53% of moneyline bets and 47% of the money were on the Golden Knights.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MIN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Wallstedt · L: Hart
Market win chance
LAS on top, MIN below · Kalshi and Polymarket prices, averaged · tap or hover for any moment
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 11:50Matt Boldy Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Olli Maatta (2), Quinn Hughes (6)0-1
- MINGoal · 14:32Maxim Shabanov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (7)0-2
- MINGoal · 16:57Danila Yurov Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Bobby Brink (4), Rieger Lorenz (1)0-3
Second Period
- LASGoal · 2:37Rasmus Andersson Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (3), Raphael Lavoie (1)1-3
Third Period
- LASGoal · 9:25William Karlsson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brett Howden (2), Mitch Marner (4)2-3
- MINGoal · 18:38Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (3)2-4
Team stats
- Shots
- 23
- 28
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 51.7
- 48.3
- Hits
- 19
- 18
- Blocked Shots
- 16
- 19
- Penalty Minutes
- 7
- 15
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Golden Knights · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Barbashev LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Braeden Bowman RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor Connelly LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nic Dowd C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 0 |
| Jack Eichel C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Marc Gatcomb C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Brett Howden C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| William Karlsson C | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78.6 | 0 |
| Raphael Lavoie C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Marner RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Stone RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Coghlan D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 22:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shea Theodore D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Golden Knights · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart G | 3 | 27 | 24 | .889 | 58:16 | 0 |
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brink RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Blake Coleman LW | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21:23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52.9 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rieger Lorenz C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Michael McCarron C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35.3 | 0 |
| Maxim Shabanov RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:07 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 4 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Olli Maatta D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 | 60:00 | 2 |
Three stars
- Matt Boldy (MIN)
- Jesper Wallstedt (MIN)
- Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)
Betting splits at puck drop
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