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Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Los Angeles Kings 3 40-27-15
at Minnesota Wild 4 35-36-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 2 1 0 0 0 3
Minnesota Wild 2 0 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Los Angeles Kings 9 8 7 5 0 29
Minnesota Wild 9 5 7 2 0 23

Three stars

  1. J. Zucker, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)
  2. E. Christensen, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Falk, Minnesota Wild (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:40 Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe (1) Nate Prosser (1), Justin Falk (1) Even strength LAK 0, MIN 1
1st 03:28 Los Angeles Kings Brad Richardson (1) Dustin Brown (1), Anze Kopitar (1) Even strength LAK 1, MIN 1
1st 03:45 Minnesota Wild Nick Johnson (1) Jason Zucker (1), Erik Christensen (1) Even strength LAK 1, MIN 2
1st 15:31 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown (1) Mike Richards (1), Anze Kopitar (2) Power play LAK 2, MIN 2
2nd 00:57 Los Angeles Kings Brad Richardson (2) Anze Kopitar (3), Dustin Brown (2) Even strength LAK 3, MIN 2
3rd 10:57 Minnesota Wild Erik Christensen (1) Jason Zucker (2), Justin Falk (2) Even strength LAK 3, MIN 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Minnesota Wild Erik Christensen Goal (winner)
1 Los Angeles Kings Justin Williams Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Goal
2 Los Angeles Kings Mike Richards Saved

Team stats

Stat Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 29 23
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 17 16
Blocked shots 8 20
Giveaways 3 4
Takeaways 2 5
Faceoffs won 32/66 (48.5%) 34/66 (51.5%)

Box score

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
10 M. Richards C 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 38.9% 21:32
11 A. Kopitar C 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 62.5% 21:23
13 K. Clifford L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:42
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:52
15 B. Richardson R 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 13:33
22 T. Lewis C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 17:00
23 D. Brown R 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 21:13
24 C. Fraser C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 33.3% 09:29
25 D. Penner L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:48
28 J. Stoll C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 42.1% 17:19
71 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:26
74 D. King L 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 100% 14:09
2 M. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 15:42
7 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 22:50
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27:14
26 S. Voynov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:12
27 A. Martinez D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 11:43
33 W. Mitchell D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 25:53
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
45 J. Bernier 23 20 3 .870 65:00 OT loss

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 50% 22:51
10 D. Setoguchi R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:39
14 D. Powe C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 14:10
15 D. Heatley L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 21:30
16 J. Zucker L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 15:07
19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 07:33
21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 47.8% 18:32
22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 0 17:44
25 N. Johnson R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 13:48
26 E. Christensen C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 53.3% 16:14
41 J. Ortmeyer R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 09:50
43 W. Peters C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 100% 07:19
4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23:51
20 K. Foster D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 19:33
38 S. Kampfer D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 07:24
39 N. Prosser D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 21:54
44 J. Falk D 0 2 2 +1 2 1 2 3 0 24:01
77 T. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 31:43
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
32 N. Backstrom 29 26 3 .897 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:22 Los Angeles Kings Colin Fraser Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 12:00 Los Angeles Kings Mike Richards Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 14:14 Minnesota Wild Stephane Veilleux Slashing 2
1st 17:43 Minnesota Wild Warren Peters Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 11:41 Minnesota Wild Justin Falk Cross checking 2
3rd 12:31 Los Angeles Kings Dwight King High sticking double minor 4
3rd 19:37 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Tripping 2

Game information

Los Angeles Kings head coach
Darryl Sutter
Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Referees
Dave Jackson, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mike Cvik
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Jeff Carter, Kevin Westgarth, Davis Drewiske
Minnesota Wild scratches
Matt Cullen, Matt Kassian, Marco Scandella, Jared Spurgeon

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Minnesota Wild 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 6 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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