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Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 behind another stellar special teams performance

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Campbell, D. (2026, October 13). Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 behind another stellar special teams performance. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/wild-beat-the-golden-knights-4-2-behind-another-stellar-special-teams-performance/article_b359a1ea-6f98-5e83-89ad-b323744eacb0.html

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The Minnesota Wild defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in a game where the Wild dominated with a strong performance on special teams, scoring three goals in the first period and killing off all five penalties called against them. Joel Eriksson Ek’s empty-net goal secured the win for the Wild, who boast the best penalty kill rate (21 for 22) and most successful power play (7 for 17) in the NHL this season. The game was marred by an injury to Wild forward Nico Sturm early on.

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On Monday night, the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The game was highlighted by a strong special teams performance from the Wild, who scored three goals in the first period including one on a power play by Max Shabanov. Despite Rasmus Andersson and William Karlsson scoring for the Golden Knights to narrow the lead, the Wild's defense held firm. The Wild killed off all five penalties they faced during the game, maintaining their league-best penalty kill rate of 21 out of 22 this season. Goalie Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves for the Wild while Carter Hart stopped 24 shots for Vegas.

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Wild ORG · 8× NHL ORG · 2× the Golden Knights ORG · 2× Danila Yurov PERSON · 1× Matt Boldy PERSON · 1× Max Shabanov PERSON · 1× Rasmus Andersson PERSON · 1× ST. PAUL GPE · 1× the Minnesota Wild ORG · 1× the Vegas Golden Knights ORG · 1×

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The Wild, who have played all season without first-pair defenseman Brock Faber due to a skull fracture, lost forward Nico Sturm in the first period when he was hit on the side of the head by teammate Jared Spurgeon’s slap shot.

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🔮 Rasmus Andersson had a goal in the second and William Karlsson scored midway through the third period to bring Vegas within one, but the Wild defense locked in after that.

2026-10-13 · Toronto Star

Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 behind another stellar special teams performance · assertive framing

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Max Shabanov scored on a power play during a three-goal first period as the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Monday night behind another strong special teams performance. asserted

Wild → score → performance

Matt Boldy and Danila Yurov also scored early for the Wild, who outshot the Golden Knights 23-11 over the first two periods — including 6-1 while short-handed. asserted

who → score → 6

Rasmus Andersson had a goal in the second and William Karlsson scored midway through the third period to bring Vegas within one, but the Wild defense locked in after that. asserted

defense → have → that

Joel Eriksson Ek added an empty-netter with 1:22 left. asserted

Ek → add → 1:22

The Wild killed all five penalties against them and are 21 for 22 this season, the best penalty kill rate in the NHL. asserted

Wild → kill → NHL

Their power play also leads the league at 7 for 17. asserted

play → lead → 17

Jesper Wallstedt, who has played all six games in goal for the Wild, made 21 saves. asserted

who → play → saves

Carter Hart stopped 24 shots for the Golden Knights, who fell behind 3-0 in the first period for the second time in three games. asserted

who → stop → games

The Wild tied a franchise record with a power-play goal in six consecutive games to start the season when Shabanov’s shot bounced off Hurt’s blocker with Eriksson Ek running interference at the crease. asserted

Ek → tie → crease

he → play → shot

Minnesota also has forward Marcus and Nick Foligno on injured reserve. asserted

Minnesota → have → reserve

Wild rookie Rieger Lorenz, who made his NHL debut in a win at Florida on Saturday, had his first assist on Yurov’s goal and his first fight against Jeremy Lauzon in the third period. asserted

who → make → period