Stars 3–2 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 31, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⭐ DAL

Brendan Morrison

2 G

6 shots · 17:00 TOI

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Steve Ott

2 A

1 shots · 17:19 TOI

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Mike Ribeiro

1 G

3 shots · 18:22 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Mike Ribeiro Go-ahead 1st · 14:49

Assists: Jere Lehtinen, Steve Ott · beat Jonathan Quick

1–0

👑 Jack Johnson Tying 1st · 17:58

Assists: Brad Richardson · beat Marty Turco

1–1

2nd period

⭐ Brendan Morrison PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:55

Assists: Mike Modano, Loui Eriksson · beat Jonathan Quick

2–1

⭐ Brendan Morrison PP 2nd · 15:19

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Steve Ott · beat Jonathan Quick

3–1

3rd period

👑 Anze Kopitar 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Derek Armstrong, Sean O'Donnell · beat Marty Turco

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Eriksson · Ribeiro · Modano 18:22

L2 Ott · Morrison · Lehtinen 17:00

L3 Neal · Begin · Conner 14:37

L4 Brunnstrom · Wandell · Lundqvist 10:08

D1 Niskanen · Hutchinson 21:14

D2 Sydor · Stafford 19:08

D3 Grossmann · Jancevski 17:04

👑Kings

L1 Handzus · Kopitar · Brown 18:50

L2 Purcell · Simmonds · Williams 16:05

L3 Calder · Boyle · Armstrong 12:10

L4 Ivanans · Richardson 8:52

D1 Doughty · Drewiske 24:36

D2 O'Donnell · Johnson 18:46

D3 Greene · Gauthier 15:18

D4 Harrold 9:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL LAK👑

35 Shots on goal 28

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

18 Hits 33

13 Blocked shots 11

0 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 10

DAL shooting 8.6% (3/35) LAK shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Marty Turco

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 5-9-3 (29% win rate, 17 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 12-13-5 (40% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Stars

Stars — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-7-1 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 4–2

Mar 262009 👑LAK @ ⭐DAL 1–0 SO Mar 52009 ⭐DAL @ 👑LAK 4–5 OT Jan 172009 👑LAK @ ⭐DAL 2–3 SO Nov 132008 👑LAK @ ⭐DAL 3–2 Nov 112008 ⭐DAL @ 👑LAK 2–3 SO

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DAL vs LAK, answered

Who won Stars vs Kings on March 31, 2009?

Stars won 3–2. The final score was Stars 3, Kings 2.

Who scored for Stars?

Brendan Morrison (2), Mike Ribeiro.

Who scored for Kings?

Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Stars vs Kings season series?

Kings lead the season series 4–2 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⭐ Stars

BeforeMar 30 ⭐DAL @ 🌵PHX 5–6 AfterApr 2 🔥CGY @ ⭐DAL 2–1

👑 Kings

BeforeMar 28 👑LAK @ 🐯NSH 3–4 AfterApr 2 👑LAK @ 🌵PHX 1–2

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