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Zuccarello gets tiebreaking goal late in 3rd period, Wild rally to beat Kings 3-1

Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist, Marcus Johansson also scored, and Jared Spurgeon had two assists for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson finished with 28 saves.

Adrian Kempe scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper — coming off shutouts in his last two starts — had 19 saves. The Kings snapped a five-game win streak.

Zuccarello got a pass from Matt Boldy in the left circle, settled the puck and fired it past Kuemper with Marco Rossi screening the goalie to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead. It was hist 100th goal since signing with the Wild in 2019.

Johansson added an empty-netter with 56 seconds left to seal the win.

Kempe gave the Kings a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 4:59 into the game as he scored on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Kevin Fiala.

Hartman tied it at 1:51 of the second with a power-play goal as he redirected Jared Spurgeon's point shot in the air past Kuemper. That ended the goalie's shutout streak at 176:06.

Takeaways Kings: Los Angeles fell to 25-7-4 when scoring first and remained one point behind Edmonton for second place in Pacific Division.

Wild: Minnesota won for the second time in six games (2-3-1). The Wild have a firm grip on the first wild card in the Western Conference and pulled four points behind third-place Colorado in Central Division

Key moment Gustavsson made a stellar save to snare Drew Doughty's one timer from center point through traffic 2:05 into the third period to keep the score tied 1-1.

Key stat The Wild were 2 for 3 on the power play after coming in 2 for 6 over the previous three games.

Up next Kings play at Chicago on Thursday to finish a two-game trip, and Wild host Seattle on Wednesday,

This version has been corrected to show final score was 3-1 in 1st paragraph.

Regular Season Series

LA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:59 Adrian Kempe Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (20), Drew Doughty (7)
Goal 2nd Period 1:51 Ryan Hartman Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Jared Spurgeon (20)
Goal 3rd Period 15:22 Mats Zuccarello Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (35), Ryan Hartman (13)
Goal 3rd Period 19:04 Marcus Johansson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (21)

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 11
18 Hits 19
4 Takeaways 4
29 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 2
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 29
47.3 Faceoff Win Percent 52.7
19 Giveaways 19
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kirill Kaprizov, LW Injured Reserve Mar 30
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Mar 27
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 2
Alex Turcotte, C Out Apr 2

Game Information

Xcel Energy Center

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,033 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 8 21 98 45
Los Angeles 9 23 93 42
Edmonton 5 26 91 43
Calgary 12 27 82 35
Vancouver 13 28 81 34
Anaheim 8 33 74 33
Seattle 6 38 70 32
San Jose 10 44 50 20

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 4 20 106 51
Dallas 4 21 102 49
Colorado 4 26 96 46
Minnesota 7 28 89 41
St. Louis 7 28 89 41
Utah 12 29 80 34
Nashville 8 40 62 27
Chicago 10 44 52 21
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