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Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 5 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 5 (shootout). Shots on goal: MIN 28, LAK 38. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 1-1 LAK; P2 MIN 1-1 LAK; P3 MIN 2-2 LAK; OT MIN 0-0 LAK; shootout won by LAK.

Scoring plays: P1 06:08 Adrian Kempe (assists: Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere) to make it MIN 0-1 LAK; P1 08:28 Jake Middleton (assists: Mats Zuccarello, Zach Bogosian) to make it MIN 1-1 LAK; P2 16:57 Corey Perry (assists: Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke) to make it MIN 1-2 LAK; P2 18:23 Joel Eriksson Ek (assists: Quinn Hughes) to make it MIN 2-2 LAK; P3 04:54 Quinton Byfield to make it MIN 2-3 LAK; P3 07:33 Brock Faber (assists: Danila Yurov, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 3-3 LAK; P3 12:09 Samuel Helenius (assists: Kevin Fiala, Alex Turcotte) to make it MIN 3-4 LAK; P3 17:03 Matt Boldy (assists: Brock Faber, Marcus Foligno) to make it MIN 4-4 LAK. Top skaters: Brock Faber (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Quinton Byfield (LAK) 1 G, 1 A; Corey Perry (LAK) 1 G, 0 A; Adrian Kempe (LAK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Darcy Kuemper (LAK) 24 saves on 28, decision W; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 35 saves on 38, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAK
Quinton Byfield
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 20:47 TOI
Goals · MIN
Brock Faber
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 23:20 TOI
Goaltending · LAK
Darcy Kuemper
24 saves on 28 shots (.857) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MIN 0 largest lead Never led
LAK 1 largest lead P1 6:08 (MIN 0, LAK 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 4 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:08 Adrian Kempe (Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere) LAK · wrist shot · MIN 0, LAK 1
  • P1 8:28 Jake Middleton (Mats Zuccarello, Zach Bogosian) MIN · snap shot · MIN 1, LAK 1
  • P2 16:57 Corey Perry (Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke) LAK · Power play · deflected shot · MIN 1, LAK 2
  • P2 18:23 Joel Eriksson Ek (Quinn Hughes) MIN · Power play · wrist shot · MIN 2, LAK 2
  • P3 4:54 Quinton Byfield LAK · MIN 2, LAK 3
  • P3 7:33 Brock Faber (Danila Yurov, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · snap shot · MIN 3, LAK 3
  • P3 12:09 Samuel Helenius (Kevin Fiala, Alex Turcotte) LAK · wrist shot · MIN 3, LAK 4
  • P3 17:03 Matt Boldy (Brock Faber, Marcus Foligno) MIN · deflected shot · MIN 4, LAK 4

Linescore

123OT SO T
MIN 1120 1 4
LAK 1120 2 5

Shots on goal: MIN 28, LAK 38 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

MINLAK
28Shots on goal38
78Shot attempts84
32Faceoff wins31
17Hits15
21Blocked shots18
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways4
16Giveaways19
6Penalty minutes8
92.1%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MIN5812328
LAK11913639

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild4 G · 51 attempts
Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netBrock Faber: missed the netMats Zuccarello: saved (snap)Marcus Foligno: missed the netJake Middleton: goal (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netNico Sturm: saved (wrist)Nico Sturm: missed the netMarcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Quinn Hughes: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (slap)Jared Spurgeon: missed the netJared Spurgeon: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netDanila Yurov: missed the netYakov Trenin: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (backhand)Brock Faber: missed the netMarcus Johansson: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netJonas Brodin: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (tip-in)Joel Eriksson Ek: goal (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: missed the netMatt Boldy: missed the netZach Bogosian: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netZach Bogosian: saved (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (backhand)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: goal (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: goal (deflected)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMats Zuccarello: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 24Saved47% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net45% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings4 G · 61 attempts
Alex Laferriere: saved (tip-in)Adrian Kempe: missed the netAdrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: goal (wrist)Warren Foegele: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Joel Edmundson: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: missed the netAlex Turcotte: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netCody Ceci: saved (wrist)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Quinton Byfield: saved (backhand)Brian Dumoulin: saved (wrist)Andrei Kuzmenko: missed the netMikey Anderson: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: missed the netAndrei Kuzmenko: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (wrist)Corey Perry: saved (slap)Joel Armia: saved (wrist)Jeff Malott: saved (wrap-around)Anze Kopitar: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Brandt Clarke: saved (snap)Kevin Fiala: missed the netAndrei Kuzmenko: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: missed the netCorey Perry: goal (deflected)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: missed the netAdrian Kempe: missed the netKevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Anze Kopitar: missed the netMikey Anderson: missed the netAdrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (wrist)Cody Ceci: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: goalDrew Doughty: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netBrian Dumoulin: missed the netAlex Turcotte: saved (tip-in)Andrei Kuzmenko: saved (backhand)Brandt Clarke: saved (wrist)Samuel Helenius: goal (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (slap)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: missed the netKevin Fiala: missed the netAdrian Kempe: saved (slap)Kevin Fiala: missed the netCorey Perry: saved (wrist)Corey Perry: missed the net
  • 4Goals7% of attempts
  • 35Saved57% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net36% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brock Faber D 112031623:20
Joel Eriksson Ek C 101+151023:12
Matt Boldy L 101+150022:48
Jake Middleton D 101011615:14
Quinn Hughes D 011020129:05
Kirill Kaprizov L 011+210023:59
Mats Zuccarello R 011+232019:32
Zach Bogosian D 011021014:26
Danila Yurov R 011+110014:21
Marcus Foligno L 011013112:47
Jared Spurgeon D 000013220:02
Jonas Brodin D 000011319:23
Marcus Johansson L 000010016:00
Ryan Hartman R 000-200114:11
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000-200013:35
Nico Sturm C 000010011:04
Yakov Trenin C 000-104110:49
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000-200008:34
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt O 353892.1464:11
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Quinton Byfield R 112041320:47
Adrian Kempe R 101052221:54
Corey Perry R 101-140012:40
Samuel Helenius C 101+111104:34
Kevin Fiala L 011+140122:30
Anze Kopitar C 011000422:03
Alex Laferriere R 011023018:36
Brandt Clarke D 011+230117:46
Alex Turcotte C 011-110213:15
Drew Doughty D 000-241024:09
Mikey Anderson D 000-111222:52
Brian Dumoulin D 000010019:42
Cody Ceci D 000020019:14
Joel Armia R 000013217:39
Joel Edmundson D 000+111016:49
Warren Foegele L 000-110015:02
Andrei Kuzmenko L 000+120013:59
Jeff Malott L 000012007:42
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Darcy Kuemper W 242885.7464:03

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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