Final · All games
VGK – MIN
Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- Grand Casino Arena
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had VGK at ; the pick was wrong. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · 2100 km since the last game, 2 time zones
1 night off · 2400 km since the last game, 1 time zone
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Carter Hart
Jesper Wallstedt
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Vegas Golden Knights
L1 Ivan Barbashev (above the league middle) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Mark Stone (above the league middle)
L2 Brett Howden (above the league middle) · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league)
L3 Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Raphael Lavoie
D1 Brayden McNabb (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above the league middle)
D2 Parker Wotherspoon (above the league middle) · Rasmus Andersson (top tenth of the league)
PP1 Mark Stone (above the league middle) · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Trevor Connelly · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Victor Olofsson (below the league middle)
Minnesota Wild
L1 Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)
L2 Blake Coleman (below the league middle) · Ryan Hartman (above the league middle) · Maxim Shabanov (below the league middle)
L3 Marcus Foligno (above the league middle) · Danila Yurov (above the league middle) · Bobby Brink (below the league middle)
D1 Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Jared Spurgeon (above the league middle)
D2 Zach Bogosian · Jonas Brodin (above the league middle)
PP1 Maxim Shabanov (below the league middle) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Vegas Golden Knights
Kai Uchacz (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-24
Lukas Cormier (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-22
Parker Wotherspoon (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Victor Olofsson (LW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-02
Minnesota Wild
Jared Spurgeon (D): Day To Day (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-17
Kirill Kaprizov (LW): Day To Day (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-18
Brock Faber (D): Out (skull), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-03
Filip Gustavsson (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-09-04, expected back 2026-11-01
Marcus Foligno (LW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-20
Nick Foligno (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-18
Nico Sturm (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Olli Maatta (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-18
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Wes McCauley
Jordan Samuels Thomas
Shandor Alphonso · Libor Suchanek
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
MIN · P1 11:50 · M. Boldy (O. Maatta, Q. Hughes) · on nhl.com
MIN · P1 14:32 · M. Shabanov (Q. Hughes) · PP · on nhl.com
MIN · P1 16:57 · D. Yurov (B. Brink, R. Lorenz) · on nhl.com
VGK · P2 02:37 · R. Andersson (T. Hertl, R. Lavoie) · on nhl.com
VGK · P3 09:25 · W. Karlsson (B. Howden, M. Marner) · on nhl.com
MIN · P3 18:38 · J. Eriksson Ek (K. Kaprizov) · empty net · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger