Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 10:00 PM ET Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 6–0 on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Minnesota Wild	0	39-34-9
at Los Angeles Kings	6	44-27-11

News about this game

NHL Clash: Los Angeles Hosts High-Stakes Duel Between Kings and Wild

Wed, Mar 20, 2024

LA Kings (35-22-11) vs. MN Wild (34-27-8) Wed, 10 PM EDT. LA favored (-145), MN underdog (+122). O/U: 5.5.
Anže Kopitar Reaches 1,200 Career Points as Los Angeles Kings Dominate Minnesota Wild

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

Kopitar hit 1,200 points and Rittich got his 3rd shutout in the Kings' 6-0 win over Wild. Arvidsson, Fiala, and Danault scored. Fleury was replaced after 5 goals.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Kings	3	3	0	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	10	9	12	31
Los Angeles Kings	11	9	7	27

Three stars

V. Arvidsson, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Rittich, Los Angeles Kings (goaltender)
T. Moore, Los Angeles Kings (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:08	Los Angeles Kings	Phillip Danault (17)	Trevor Moore (22), Kevin Fiala (39)	Even strength	MIN 0, LAK 1
1st	15:03	Los Angeles Kings	Kevin Fiala (23)	Anze Kopitar (37), Adrian Kempe (38)	Power play	MIN 0, LAK 2
1st	16:26	Los Angeles Kings	Viktor Arvidsson (1)	Mikey Anderson (15), Drew Doughty (29)	Even strength	MIN 0, LAK 3
2nd	00:28	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Roy (4)	Quinton Byfield (31), Adrian Kempe (39)	Even strength	MIN 0, LAK 4
2nd	07:34	Los Angeles Kings	Jordan Spence (2)	Trevor Moore (23), Phillip Danault (25)	Power play	MIN 0, LAK 5
2nd	17:15	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar (23)	Drew Doughty (30), Viktor Arvidsson (3)	Even strength	MIN 0, LAK 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal	31	27
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	79	75
Hits	19	17
Blocked shots	13	14
Giveaways	3	1
Takeaways	4	1
Faceoffs won	30/53 (56.6%)	23/53 (43.4%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Beckman	L	0	10	2	1	0		07:35
Number 12 M. Boldy	L	-1	2	3	2	0	100%	18:02
Number 15 M. Shaw	C	-1	10	1	0	1		07:23
Number 17 M. Foligno	L	-2	2	2	2	0		15:36
Number 22 M. Khusnutdinov	C	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	14:32
Number 23 M. Rossi	C	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	19:25
Number 27 J. Lucchini	C	-1	10	0	0	2	50%	10:35
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	-2	2	1	1	1	33.3%	19:59
Number 38 R. Hartman	R	-2	16	3	0	0	44.4%	08:51
Number 89 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	1	1	0	77.8%	17:02
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	1	3	0		13:21
Number 97 K. Kaprizov	L	-2	0	4	0	0		22:41
Number 4 J. Merrill	D	0	0	1	1	1		17:01
Number 5 J. Middleton	D	-3	7	5	1	2		18:45
Number 6 D. Mermis	D	-1	0	0	2	0		18:10
Number 7 B. Faber	D	-3	0	4	0	0		24:57
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	-1	10	1	1	2		18:02
Number 47 D. Chisholm	D	0	10	1	1	4		19:36

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	16	11	5	.688	26:56	Loss
Number 32 F. Gustavsson	11	10	1	.909	31:52

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 A. Kempe	R	0	2	2	+2	12	2	2	0	0		14:58
Number 11 A. Kopitar	C	1	1	2	+2	10	1	0	0	0	42.9%	16:20
Number 12 T. Moore	L	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		18:26
Number 22 K. Fiala	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	1		19:32
Number 24 P. Danault	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	1	0	41.7%	18:43
Number 33 V. Arvidsson	L	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	0	100%	15:42
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	14:04
Number 55 Q. Byfield	R	0	1	1	+1	10	0	1	0	0	100%	13:40
Number 61 T. Lewis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	40%	14:19
Number 78 A. Laferriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	100%	17:17
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	40%	14:10
Number 3 M. Roy	D	1	0	1	+3	10	1	0	3	0		18:09
Number 5 A. Englund	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	1	0		14:50
Number 8 D. Doughty	D	0	2	2	+1	2	3	0	0	0		23:31
Number 21 J. Spence	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1		16:32
Number 43 J. Moverare	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:16
Number 44 M. Anderson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	0		17:36
Number 84 V. Gavrikov	D	0	0	0	+3	10	0	0	1	0		18:55

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Rittich	31	31	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:19	Los Angeles Kings	Andreas Englund	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:19	Minnesota Wild	Jake Middleton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:08	Minnesota Wild	Matt Boldy	Holding	2
1st	17:51	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	17:51	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	02:05	Los Angeles Kings	Drew Doughty	Interference	2
2nd	05:50	Minnesota Wild	Mats Zuccarello	Hooking	2
2nd	15:13	Minnesota Wild	Marcus Foligno	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	19:54	Los Angeles Kings	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Tripping	2
3rd	08:59	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Roughing	2
3rd	08:59	Los Angeles Kings	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Roughing	2
3rd	08:59	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Roughing	2
3rd	08:59	Los Angeles Kings	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Roughing	2
3rd	08:59	Minnesota Wild	Jake Middleton	Roughing	2
3rd	08:59	Los Angeles Kings	Pierre-Luc Dubois	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	08:59	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Hartman	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Los Angeles Kings	Anze Kopitar	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Los Angeles Kings	Adrian Kempe	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Los Angeles Kings	Vladislav Gavrikov	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Los Angeles Kings	Matt Roy	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Minnesota Wild	Jake Lucchini	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Minnesota Wild	Zach Bogosian	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Minnesota Wild	Declan Chisholm	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Los Angeles Kings	Quinton Byfield	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Minnesota Wild	Mason Shaw	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:16	Minnesota Wild	Adam Beckman	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Hynes
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Jim Hiller
Referees: Francois St-Laurent, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Travis Gawryletz
Minnesota Wild scratches: Alex Goligoski, Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Vinni Lettieri
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Alex Turcotte, Arthur Kaliyev

2023-2024 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 7 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Minnesota Wild 0 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 15, 2024

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