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Minnesota Wild 2, Los Angeles Kings 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 2, Los Angeles Kings 4. Shots on goal: MIN 35, LAK 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 0-0 LAK; P2 MIN 0-2 LAK; P3 MIN 2-2 LAK.

Scoring plays: P2 15:34 Warren Foegele (assists: Brian Dumoulin, Jeff Malott) to make it MIN 0-1 LAK; P2 17:52 Kevin Fiala (assists: Andrei Kuzmenko, Alex Turcotte) to make it MIN 0-2 LAK; P3 05:55 Jared Spurgeon (assists: Jonas Brodin, Nico Sturm) to make it MIN 1-2 LAK; P3 09:20 Andrei Kuzmenko (assists: Brian Dumoulin) to make it MIN 1-3 LAK; P3 15:21 Ryan Hartman (assists: Jared Spurgeon, Brock Faber) to make it MIN 2-3 LAK; P3 18:21 Adrian Kempe (assists: Alex Laferriere, Quinton Byfield) to make it MIN 2-4 LAK. Top skaters: Jared Spurgeon (MIN) 1 G, 1 A; Andrei Kuzmenko (LAK) 1 G, 1 A; Brian Dumoulin (LAK) 0 G, 2 A; Ryan Hartman (MIN) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Darcy Kuemper (LAK) 33 saves on 35, decision W; Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 29 saves on 32, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAK
Andrei Kuzmenko
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 13:33 TOI
Goals · MIN
Jared Spurgeon
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 19:29 TOI
Goaltending · LAK
Darcy Kuemper
33 saves on 35 shots (.943) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 0 largest lead Never led
LAK 2 largest lead P2 17:52 (MIN 0, LAK 2) · 2-0 run, P2 15:34–P2 17:52
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 15:34 Warren Foegele (Brian Dumoulin, Jeff Malott) LAK · slap shot · MIN 0, LAK 1
  • P2 17:52 Kevin Fiala (Andrei Kuzmenko, Alex Turcotte) LAK · tip-in shot · MIN 0, LAK 2
  • P3 5:55 Jared Spurgeon (Jonas Brodin, Nico Sturm) MIN · slap shot · MIN 1, LAK 2
  • P3 9:20 Andrei Kuzmenko (Brian Dumoulin) LAK · wrist shot · MIN 1, LAK 3
  • P3 15:21 Ryan Hartman (Jared Spurgeon, Brock Faber) MIN · Power play · wrist shot · MIN 2, LAK 3
  • P3 18:21 Adrian Kempe (Alex Laferriere, Quinton Byfield) LAK · Empty net · wrist shot · MIN 2, LAK 4

Linescore

123 T
MIN 002 2
LAK 022 4

Shots on goal: MIN 35, LAK 33

📋 Team Stats

MINLAK
35Shots on goal33
71Shot attempts64
26Faceoff wins28
22Hits10
19Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals0
7Takeaways5
14Giveaways20
4Penalty minutes14
90.6%Save %94.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN1081735
LAK7161033

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild2 G · 52 attempts
Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Yakov Trenin: saved (wrist)Marcus Johansson: saved (backhand)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: missed the netDanila Yurov: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Mats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (tip-in)Danila Yurov: missed the netQuinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Jake Middleton: saved (wrist)Jonas Brodin: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Vinnie Hinostroza: missed the netMarcus Foligno: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netJared Spurgeon: goal (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (tip-in)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (backhand)Mats Zuccarello: saved (tip-in)Brock Faber: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: missed the netMats Zuccarello: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (wrist)Brock Faber: saved (wrist)Danila Yurov: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: goal (wrist)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Marcus Foligno: missed the netJonas Brodin: saved (slap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: saved (poke)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 33Saved63% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net33% of attempts
Los Angeles Kings4 G · 45 attempts
Joel Edmundson: saved (slap)Alex Laferriere: missed the netJeff Malott: missed the netSamuel Helenius: saved (wrist)Anze Kopitar: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netJeff Malott: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: missed the netMikey Anderson: missed the netBrian Dumoulin: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (snap)Mikey Anderson: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (tip-in)Mikey Anderson: missed the netAdrian Kempe: missed the netAndrei Kuzmenko: missed the netDrew Doughty: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (snap)Mikey Anderson: saved (backhand)Kevin Fiala: saved (slap)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (snap)Warren Foegele: missed the netQuinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: missed the netWarren Foegele: goal (slap)Mikey Anderson: saved (tip-in)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Kevin Fiala: goal (tip-in)Kevin Fiala: saved (slap)Brandt Clarke: saved (slap)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Drew Doughty: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (wrist)Jeff Malott: saved (wrist)Andrei Kuzmenko: goal (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: goal (wrist)Kevin Fiala: missed the net
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 29Saved64% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net27% 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
Jared Spurgeon D 112011219:29
Ryan Hartman R 101-110015:43
Brock Faber D 011010522:58
Jonas Brodin D 011010217:30
Nico Sturm C 011+103011:16
Quinn Hughes D 000-140129:59
Kirill Kaprizov L 000-150025:06
Joel Eriksson Ek C 000-150021:01
Matt Boldy L 000-232120:58
Mats Zuccarello R 000-250320:52
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000-131115:50
Yakov Trenin C 000015013:45
Marcus Foligno L 000-114212:57
Marcus Johansson L 000-112112:29
Jake Middleton D 000-211012:07
Danila Yurov R 000-212111:18
Matt Kiersted D 000-200008:31
Vinnie Hinostroza C 000011008:29
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson L 293290.6357:42
LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Andrei Kuzmenko L 112+210013:33
Brian Dumoulin D 022+210216:20
Kevin Fiala L 101+130018:05
Warren Foegele L 101051016:46
Adrian Kempe R 101+160016:42
Quinton Byfield R 011+210222:18
Alex Laferriere R 011+131116:57
Alex Turcotte C 011+100113:21
Jeff Malott L 011+221010:00
Mikey Anderson D 000035124:36
Drew Doughty D 000050122:54
Joel Edmundson D 000+111021:34
Cody Ceci D 000+200417:17
Brandt Clarke D 000+110317:05
Corey Perry R 000-100115:57
Samuel Helenius C 000011012:09
Joel Armia R 000000009:14
Anze Kopitar C 000000004:54
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Darcy Kuemper W 333594.3260:00

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