Golden Knights trail Wild 3-1 live as win streak faces test
By Rive News / Research desk | Rive News / Published October 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM PKT
Key takeaways
- The Minnesota Wild lead the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 after two periods. The third period is still to come, so this score is not final.
- Vegas has won four games in a row. That streak is in danger after a rough first period in St. Paul.
- Matt Boldy, Maxim Shabanov and Danila Yurov scored for Minnesota. Rasmus Andersson answered for Vegas in the second.
The Minnesota Wild lead the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 after two periods on Monday night in St Paul This game is still being played
The score was correct at the time this article was written
Minnesota scored three times in the first period. Vegas got one back in the second. The third period will decide whether the Golden Knights can save their four-game win streak.
What is happening right now
The Wild struck fast in the first period They scored three goals in about five minutes of play Matt Boldy opened the scoring at the 11:50 mark
Quinn Hughes and Olli Maatta set up the goal
Boldy now has two goals this season. Hughes has been the key setup man tonight. He also assisted on the next Minnesota goal.
Maxim Shabanov made it 2-0 at 14:32. It was a power-play goal A power play means one team has an extra skater after the other team takes a penalty Shabanov scored while Vegas defenseman Dylan Coghlan sat out for tripping
Shabanov also has two goals this season
Danila Yurov pushed the lead to 3-0 at 16:57. Rieger Lorenz and Bobby Brink earned the assists. Yurov has two goals this season as well.
The first period ended with Minnesota on top.
Vegas pushed back in the second period Rasmus Andersson scored at 2:37 to cut the lead to 3-1. Raphael Lavoie and Tomas Hertl set up the play It was Andersson's first goal of the season
Neither team scored again in the period The horn sounded with the Wild still ahead 3-1.
The numbers back up Minnesota's lead The Wild are outshooting Vegas 22-11 after two periods A shot on goal is a shot that would score without the goalie
Vegas has won 52.9 percent of faceoffs, according to theScore A faceoff is the puck drop that restarts play Both teams have 12 hits
Vegas has had three power plays to Minnesota's one. The Golden Knights could not cash in on the extra chances. Minnesota scored on its lone power play.
Why this game is trending
Vegas came into the night as one of the hottest teams in the NHL The Golden Knights were 5-1-0. That means five wins, one loss and zero overtime losses They had won four games in a row
They sat first in the Western Conference with 10 points, per NHL com
Their last win was a thriller Mitch Marner scored at 2:40 of overtime on Saturday to beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1, reported Reuters It was his first overtime goal as a Golden Knight
It was the eighth of his NHL career
Marner has five points this season Jack Eichel leads the team with 12 points on three goals and nine assists That ties him for second in the whole league
Mark Stone has seven points and is on a four-game point streak
Vegas also brings a strong power play The Golden Knights rank fifth in the NHL at 30.4 percent, per NHL com
That means they score on nearly one of every three chances They will need that weapon in the third period
Minnesota has been hot too The Wild came in 3-1-1 and second in the Central Division They beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Saturday
Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick in that game, reported Reuters A hat trick is three goals by one player in a single game It was the seventh of his career
Goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 29 of 30 shots
The Wild also owned this matchup last season They won all three games against Vegas Kaprizov scored with 10 seconds left in overtime in the first meeting
The final scores were 3-2, 5-2 and 4-2.
Both teams are dealing with injuries Vegas is without Victor Olofsson, who has a lower-body injury, per NHL com
Minnesota is missing several players Defenseman Brock Faber is out with a skull fracture Goalie Filip Gustavsson is also hurt
The game is being played at Grand Casino Arena in St Paul, Minnesota Vegas came in 2-0-0 on the road this season
Minnesota was 1-0-0 at home Something had to give
What the result would mean
If Minnesota holds the lead, the Wild would move to 4-1-1. They would win their second game in a row. They would also snap Vegas's four-game win streak.
It would be more proof that Minnesota has Vegas's number after last season's sweep.
A Vegas comeback would be a statement win The Golden Knights would stretch their streak to five games They would stay first in the West with 12 points
According to NHL com, the win would also be the 407th regular-season victory in franchise history
The third period is where games like this are won Vegas needs its stars to take over Eichel and Stone have carried the offense all season
The power play has three chances so far with nothing to show One goal could change the whole feel
Minnesota must protect the lead The Wild have blocked Vegas for most of two periods They need to stay out of the penalty box
The home crowd in St Paul will be loud
For more NHL coverage, check our Senators vs Devils recap and the Panthers vs Sabres game.
The third period will decide it Vegas has 20 minutes to save its streak Minnesota has 20 minutes to defend home ice
Check back for the final score once the game ends
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