NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Minnesota Wild vs Vegas Golden Knights overnight into Friday, January 8
03:30
Swedish time
in 61 days and 19 hours
Local time: 18:30, Thursday, January 7
Minnesota Wild visit Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena overnight into Friday, January 8. The puck drops at 03:30 Swedish time, which is 18:30 at the arena.
Wild are 1st in the Central with 27 points from 18 games, while Golden Knights are 2nd in the Pacific with 24 points from 18. It is meeting 3 of 3 between the teams this season. 8 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin.
The Swedes in the game
#14
Joel Eriksson EkC
16 P18 games, 6 goals, 10 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Golden Knights: 25 P in 41
#25
Jonas BrodinD
7 P18 games, 0 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 4 P · vs Golden Knights: 19 P in 42
#32
Filip GustavssonG
Injured, expected back NOV 19
No games yet this season
vs Golden Knights: 6-6-1
#30
Jesper WallstedtG
.92216 games, 11-2-0, 1.99 GAA
Last 5: 4-0-1 · vs Golden Knights: 1-1-0
#4
Rasmus AnderssonD
6 P18 games, 2 goals, 4 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Wild: 15 P in 22
#95
Victor OlofssonLW
6 P5 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Wild: 7 P in 15
#71
William KarlssonC
5 P18 games, 3 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Wild: 20 P in 46
#10
Alexander HoltzRW
1 P2 games, 0 goals, 1 assists
Last 2: 1 P · vs Wild: 1 P in 5
The teams going in
| MIN | Comparison | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Points | 24 |
| 18 | Games | 18 |
| 12-3-3 | W-L-OT | 11-5-2 |
| 1st Central | In the division | 2nd Pacific |
| 2nd | In the NHL | 5th |
| 3.33 | Goals per game | 3.33 |
| 2.17 | Against per game | 2.78 |
| +21 | Goal difference | +10 |
| 7-1-2 | Last 10 | 5-3-2 |
| W3 | Streak | W2 |
| 7-3-2 | Road / home this year | 6-3-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 2 days |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
VGK47 %15 wins
MIN53 %17 wins
Wild have won 53% of the meetings.
VGK@MIN
2–4October 13, 2026 · 3w ago
5Swedes in action3 G0 A3 P
MIN@VGK
4–2March 7, 2026 · 8mo ago
4Swedes in actionMIN@VGK
5–2December 30, 2025 · 10mo ago
5Swedes in action2 G6 A8 P
VGK@MINOT
2–3November 17, 2025 · 11mo ago
6Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P
VGK@MIN
3–2May 2, 2025 · 1y ago
7Swedes in action0 G2 A2 P