Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey League
Kings give up lead in 3rd period for 2nd straight game but recover for 5-4 shootout win over Wild
Adrian Kempe and Corey Perry also scored, Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves, and the Kings were able to respond after wilting late in similar circumstances in a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Matt Boldy scored late to salvage a point for the Wild. Jake Middleton, Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber each had a goal, and Minnesota is 3-0-3 in its past six games. Jesper Wallstedt made 34 saves.
Kempe and Brandt Clarke scored in the four-round shootout, and Kuemper saved attempts by Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko.
The Kings took the lead four times, only for the Wild to tie it up each time, with Boldy making it 4-4 with 2:57 remaining by getting to the right post where Faber’s shot went in off his upper body.
Los Angeles went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick.
Faber tied it up 3-all at 7:33 with an easy tap in from Danila Yurov off the rush.
Helenius scored on a wrist shot from the left circle at 12:09 of the third to put the Kings back up 4-3, with the fourth-line center coming free after entering the zone late off a line chance and putting in Kevin Fiala’s pass.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:08 | Adrian Kempe Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (15), Alex Laferriere (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:28 | Jake Middleton Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (15), Zach Bogosian (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:57 | Corey Perry Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Quinton Byfield (17), Brandt Clarke (14) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:23 | Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (32) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:54 | Quinton Byfield Goal (6) , assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:33 | Brock Faber Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (10), Kirill Kaprizov (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:09 | Samuel Helenius Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (14), Alex Turcotte (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:03 | Matt Boldy Goal (26) Deflected, assists: Brock Faber (14), Marcus Foligno (4) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Adrian Kempe Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Matt Boldy Goal Backhand |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Brandt Clarke Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 17 | Hits | 15 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 28 | Shots | 38 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
| 50.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.2 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Salin, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
| Jakub Dvorak, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Jan Jenik, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brock Faber, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Game Information
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
