Wild 4–3 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Eric Belanger

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:11 TOI

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Cal Clutterbuck

2 A

1 shots · 14:19 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Drew Doughty

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:18 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🌲 Martin Havlat Go-ahead 2nd · 04:23

Assists: Eric Belanger · beat Jonathan Quick

1–0

👑 Drew Doughty Tying 2nd · 11:36

Assists: Brad Richardson, Scott Parse · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

🌲 Kim Johnsson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:00

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Mikko Koivu · beat Jonathan Quick

2–1

🌲 Eric Belanger 2nd · 18:58

Assists: Owen Nolan, Cal Clutterbuck · beat Jonathan Quick

3–1

3rd period

👑 Jack Johnson PP 3rd · 02:28

Assists: Drew Doughty, Michal Handzus · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–2

👑 Scott Parse Tying 3rd · 17:23

Assists: Brad Richardson, Wayne Simmonds · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–3

🌲 Eric Belanger Go-ahead 3rd · 17:35

Assists: Cal Clutterbuck, Marek Zidlicky · beat Jonathan Quick

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Koivu · Miettinen · Havlat 20:02

L2 Brunette · Latendresse · Nolan 16:45

L3 Belanger · Ebbett · Clutterbuck 14:19

L4 Boogaard · Brodziak · Sheppard 9:45

D1 Johnsson · Zidlicky 21:32

D2 Zanon · Schultz 19:53

D3 Hnidy · Stoner 17:22

👑Kings

L1 Smyth · Kopitar · Brown 20:58

L2 Frolov · Purcell · Handzus 19:04

L3 Parse · Richardson · Simmonds 12:30

L4 Ivanans · Moller · Segal 6:49

D1 Johnson · Doughty 21:28

D2 Greene · Drewiske 19:28

D3 Scuderi · O'Donnell 18:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN LAK👑

23 Shots on goal 32

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

29 Hits 36

13 Blocked shots 3

6 Takeaways 6

9 Giveaways 12

2 Penalty minutes 4

MIN shooting 17.4% (4/23) LAK shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 58:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MIN LAK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 7-5 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 7-4-2 (54% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Wild

Wild — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Kings

Kings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 82009 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 3–6 Mar 72009 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 3–4 Feb 242009 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 2–1 SO Jan 202009 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 5–2 Dec 132008 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 1–3

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MIN vs LAK, answered

Who won Wild vs Kings on December 28, 2009?

Wild won 4–3. The final score was Wild 4, Kings 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Belanger (2), Kim Johnsson, Martin Havlat.

Who scored for Kings?

Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Scott Parse.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Kings played?

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

What is the Wild vs Kings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 26 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterDec 29 🌲MIN @ 🦆ANA 2–4

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 26 👑LAK @ 🌵PHX 2–3 AfterDec 30 👑LAK @ 🔥CGY 1–2

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