Game Preview: Wild vs Golden Knights

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild returns home tonight to take on the Vegas Golden Knights at Grand Casino Arena, following a three-game road trip.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Monday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Grand Casino Arena (St. Paul, Minnesota)
• Watch: Where to Watch
• Listen: KFAN
• Gamecenter: Wild vs Golden Knights

Records:

• Wild Record: 3-1-1, 7 points

• Vegas Golden Knights Record: 5-1-0, 10 points

• All-Time Wild Record: 16-11-4 (8-4-3 at Grand Casino Arena, 8-7-1 at Vegas)

Connections

• Vegas Assistant Coach Joel Ward made his NHL debut with Minnesota and appeared in 11 games with the Wild in 2006-07
• C Nic Dowd played four seasons (2010-14) at St. Cloud State, where he served as captain and was a Hobey Baker finalist in 2013-14.

Wild Leaders Against Golden Knights

• C Blake Coleman leads Minnesota with 21 points (10-11=21) in 25 career games against Vegas
• Eriksson Ek has 18 points (9-9=18) in 27 games
• LW Kirill Kaprizov has 17 points (11-6=17) in 19 games
• D Quinn Hughes has 16 points (5-11=16) in 17 games
• D Jonas Brodin owns 15 points (3-12=15) in 28 games.

Golden Knights Leaders Against Wild

• RW Mark Stone leads Vegas with 29 points (6-23=29) in 25 career games against Minnesota
• C Tomas Hertl owns 27 points (11-16=27) in 35 games
• C Jack Eichel has 21 points (7-14=21) in 17 games
• Marner has 19 points (5-14=19) in 18 games.

Fast Facts

• Minnesota’s current three-game win-streak against Vegas is T-2nd longest streak against them in franchise history (five games from 3/8/21-5/3/21)
• Minnesota ranks fourth in the NHL in wins (16) and points (36) all-time against Vegas
• Vegas defeated Minnesota in six games in the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

For more information on tonight's matchup, check out the game notes below.