Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Monday, December 28, 2009 · STAPLES Center
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Game summary
The Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Monday, December 28, 2009 at STAPLES Center. The Kings outshot the Wild 32-23.
Eric Belanger scored twice. Martin Havlat, Drew Doughty, Kim Johnsson, Jack Johnson and Scott Parse also scored.
Niklas Backstrom made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Jonathan Quick stopped 19 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Martin Havlat (1)Eric Belanger (1)1–004:23 MIN
Drew Doughty (1)Brad Richardson (1), Scott Parse (1)1–111:36 LAK
Kim Johnsson (1)Andrew Brunette (1), Mikko Koivu (1)2–115:00 MIN · PPG
Eric Belanger (1)Owen Nolan (1), Cal Clutterbuck (1)3–118:58 MIN
3rd period
Jack Johnson (1)Drew Doughty (1), Michal Handzus (1)3–202:28 LAK · PPG
Scott Parse (1)Brad Richardson (2), Wayne Simmonds (1)3–317:23 LAK- Eric Belanger (2)Cal Clutterbuck (2), Marek Zidlicky (1)4–317:35 MIN
Team stats
MINLAK
23Shots on goal32
54%Faceoff %46%
1/2Power play1/1
2Penalty minutes4
29Hits36
13Blocked shots3
9Giveaways12
6Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 07:00
Ryan Smyth · tripping2 min - 2nd 13:47Ryan Smyth · hooking2 min
- 3rd 00:45
Nick Schultz · interference2 min
Season series
Minnesota Wild
| 25Eric BelangerC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 16:11 |
| 22Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 14:19 |
| 9Mikko KoivuC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 20:02 |
| 11Owen NolanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 16:17 |
| 14Martin HavlatR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18:15 |
| 15Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:03 |
| 3Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:59 |
| 5Kim JohnssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:04 |
| 16Andrew EbbettC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 |
| 20Antti MiettinenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:08 |
| 21Kyle BrodziakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:59 |
| 24Derek BoogaardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 06:59 |
| 48Guillaume LatendresseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 |
| 51James SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:45 |
| 6Greg ZanonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:43 |
| 7Clayton StonerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:43 |
| 34Shane HnidyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:01 |
| 55Nick SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Niklas BackstromG | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 60:00 |
| 37Josh HardingG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 15Brad RichardsonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 14:07 |
| 63Scott ParseR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 11:51 |
| 8Drew DoughtyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20:18 |
| 17Wayne SimmondsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 12:30 |
| 26Michal HandzusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 18:21 |
| 3Jack JohnsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 22:37 |
| 9Oscar MollerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:16 |
| 11Anze KopitarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:59 |
| 23Dustin BrownL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:41 |
| 24Alex FrolovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:26 |
| 41Raitis IvanansL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:27 |
| 49Brandon SegalR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:49 |
| 54Teddy PurcellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:04 |
| 94Ryan SmythL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 20:58 |
| 2Matt GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:49 |
| 6Sean O'DonnellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:56 |
| 7Rob ScuderiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:36 |
| 44Davis DrewiskeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:06 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Erik ErsbergG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 32Jonathan QuickG | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 58:56 |