Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild
Regular season · Friday, February 26, 2021 · Xcel Energy Center
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Game summary
The Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Friday, February 26, 2021 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild outshot the Kings 30-28.
Goals came from Kirill Kaprizov, Nick Bjugstad, Joel Eriksson Ek and Jeff Carter.
Cam Talbot made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jonathan Quick stopped 27 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Kirill Kaprizov (5)Jonas Brodin (5), Mats Zuccarello (7)0–112:33 MIN
Nick Bjugstad (3)Ryan Suter (7), Jared Spurgeon (4)0–214:31 MIN
Joel Eriksson Ek (7)Jordan Greenway (10), Kevin Fiala (2)0–315:36 MIN
3rd period
Jeff Carter (4)Andreas Athanasiou (3), Gabriel Vilardi (4)1–317:10 LAK
Team stats
LAKMIN
28Shots on goal30
56%Faceoff %44%
0/3Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes6
14Hits10
10Blocked shots18
4Giveaways7
3Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 05:06
Marcus Foligno · hooking2 min - 3rd 01:16
Olli Maatta · holding2 min - 3rd 04:06Trevor Moore · tripping2 min
- 3rd 05:41Nico Sturm · hooking2 min
- 3rd 07:49Marcus Foligno · tripping2 min
- 3rd 12:36Tobias Bjornfot · high sticking2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 13Gabriel VilardiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:54 |
| 22Andreas AthanasiouC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:59 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:34 |
| 9Adrian KempeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 |
| 10Michael AmadioC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:31 |
| 11Anze KopitarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:55 |
| 12Trevor MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:55 |
| 19Alex IafalloL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:58 |
| 23Dustin BrownL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 18:49 |
| 27Austin WagnerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:28 |
| 46Blake LizotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:51 |
| 91Carl GrundstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:20 |
| 3Matt RoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 |
| 6Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:39 |
| 8Drew DoughtyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 27:22 |
| 26Sean WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:11 |
| 33Tobias BjornfotD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:05 |
| 56Kurtis MacDermidD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:11 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jonathan QuickG | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 57:30 |
| 40Cal PetersenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Minnesota Wild
| 14Joel Eriksson EkC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:28 |
| 18Jordan GreenwayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:02 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 |
| 27Nick BjugstadC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 09:00 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:42 |
| 97Kirill KaprizovL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:15 |
| 20Ryan SuterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:20 |
| 25Jonas BrodinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:39 |
| 46Jared SpurgeonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 21:05 |
| 7Nico SturmC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:20 |
| 11Zach PariseL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:42 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 12:20 |
| 17Marcus FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:19 |
| 38Ryan HartmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:43 |
| 49Victor RaskC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:24 |
| 21Carson SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:11 |
| 24Mathew DumbaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:28 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:17 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Cam TalbotG | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 59:48 |
| 34Kaapo KahkonenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |