Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Saturday, March 31, 2012 · Xcel Energy Center
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Game summary
The Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Xcel Energy Center. The Kings outshot the Wild 29-23.
Brad Richardson scored twice. Darroll Powe, Nick Johnson, Dustin Brown and Erik Christensen also scored.
Niklas Backstrom made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Jonathan Bernier stopped 20 of 23.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Darroll Powe (1)Nate Prosser (1), Justin Falk (1)0–100:40 MIN
Brad Richardson (1)Dustin Brown (1), Anze Kopitar (1)1–103:28 LAK
Nick Johnson (1)Jason Zucker (1), Erik Christensen (1)1–203:45 MIN
Dustin Brown (1)Mike Richards (1), Anze Kopitar (2)2–215:31 LAK · PPG
2nd period
- Brad Richardson (2)Anze Kopitar (3), Dustin Brown (2)3–200:57 LAK
3rd period
Erik Christensen (1)Jason Zucker (2), Justin Falk (2)3–310:57 MIN
SO period
- Erik ChristensenUnassisted3–500:00 MIN
Team stats
LAKMIN
29Shots on goal23
48%Faceoff %52%
1/4Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes8
17Hits16
8Blocked shots20
3Giveaways4
2Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 09:22
Colin Fraser · interference goalkeeper2 min - 1st 12:00Mike Richards · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 1st 14:14
Stephane Veilleux · slashing2 min - 1st 17:43Warren Peters · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 11:41Justin Falk · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 12:31Dwight King · high sticking double minor4 min
- 3rd 19:37Mikko Koivu · tripping2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 11Anze KopitarC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:23 |
| 23Dustin BrownL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21:13 |
| 15Brad RichardsonR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13:33 |
| 10Mike RichardsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:32 |
| 13Kyle CliffordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 22Trevor LewisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:00 |
| 24Colin FraserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:29 |
| 25Dustin PennerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:48 |
| 28Jarret StollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:19 |
| 71Jordan NolanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:26 |
| 74Dwight KingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 |
| 2Matt GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:42 |
| 7Rob ScuderiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:50 |
| 8Drew DoughtyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:14 |
| 26Slava VoynovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:12 |
| 27Alec MartinezD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:43 |
| 33Willie MitchellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jonathan QuickG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 45Jonathan BernierG | O | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 65:00 |
Minnesota Wild
| 16Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 15:07 |
| 26Erik ChristensenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:14 |
| 44Justin FalkD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 24:01 |
| 14Darroll PoweC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 25Nick JohnsonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:48 |
| 39Nate ProsserD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 |
| 9Mikko KoivuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:51 |
| 10Devin SetoguchiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:39 |
| 15Dany HeatleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:30 |
| 19Stephane VeilleuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:33 |
| 21Kyle BrodziakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:32 |
| 22Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:44 |
| 41Jed OrtmeyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:50 |
| 43Warren PetersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:19 |
| 4Clayton StonerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 |
| 20Kurtis FosterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:33 |
| 38Steven KampferD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 07:24 |
| 77Tom GilbertD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 31:43 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Niklas BackstromG | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 65:00 |
| 37Josh HardingG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |