Minnesota Wild chase fifth straight win over Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights meet Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena, Friday 1:30pm (NHL). Minnesota Wild have won the last four against Vegas Golden Knights.
The big picture
Vegas Golden Knights come in 8th on the ladder; Minnesota Wild are 3rd. Minnesota Wild are the side higher up the table.
Vegas Golden Knights are 11–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.8 against.
Minnesota Wild are 12–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.2 against.
Form
Vegas Golden Knights have won three of their last five and most recently beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1.
Minnesota Wild have won four of their last five and most recently beat San Jose Sharks 4–1.
Minnesota Wild arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 45 times on our records since 2017: Vegas Golden Knights 23, Minnesota Wild 22.
Last time out (2026-27), Minnesota Wild won 4–2 at Grand Casino Arena.
Minnesota Wild have won the last four against Vegas Golden Knights.
Biggest margin between these two: Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals in 2023-24 (7–2).
Players to watch
For Vegas Golden Knights, watch Mark Stone (10 goals, 9 assists in 2026-27) and Tomas Hertl (7 goals, 5 assists in 2026-27).
For Minnesota Wild, watch Kirill Kaprizov (0.9 goals a game, 14 assists in 2026-27) and Matt Boldy (7 goals, 10 assists in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Tomas Hertl is set to play game 1,000.
At T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights have won 13 of their last 20 at T-Mobile Arena.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Minnesota Wild have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
