Kings 5–2 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 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 👑 LAK

Alex Frolov

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:00 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Michal Handzus

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:02 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Ryan Smyth

1 G

2 shots · 20:44 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Brad Richardson Go-ahead 1st · 06:35

Assists: Wayne Simmonds, Davis Drewiske · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–0

👑 Alex Frolov 1st · 15:49

Assists: Michal Handzus, Brandon Segal · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–0

👑 Ryan Smyth PP 1st · 18:54

Assists: Drew Doughty · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–0

2nd period

👑 Michal Handzus 2nd · 03:17

Assists: Alex Frolov, Sean O'Donnell · beat Niklas Backstrom

4–0

🌲 Andrew Brunette 2nd · 04:50

Assists: Antti Miettinen, Mikko Koivu · beat Jonathan Quick

4–1

3rd period

🌲 Owen Nolan 3rd · 13:57

Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Martin Havlat · beat Jonathan Quick

4–2

👑 Alex Frolov Empty net 3rd · 18:22

Assists: Jack Johnson

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Smyth · Kopitar · Brown 20:44

L2 Frolov · Handzus · Richardson 16:23

L3 Parse · Simmonds · Segal 13:30

L4 Ivanans · Moller 6:43

D1 Doughty · Johnson 23:42

D2 Scuderi · O'Donnell 21:54

D3 Drewiske · Greene 14:31

D4 Harrold 7:04

🌲Wild

L1 Brunette · Koivu · Havlat 20:36

L2 Latendresse · Belanger · Miettinen 16:49

L3 Ebbett · Nolan · Clutterbuck 14:55

L4 Scott · Brodziak · Sykora 10:44

L5 Boogaard 6:17

D1 Zidlicky · Schultz 22:40

D2 Johnsson · Zanon 19:44

D3 Hnidy 19:07

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK MIN🌲

29 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

22 Hits 23

11 Blocked shots 17

1 Takeaways 4

1 Giveaways 6

17 Penalty minutes 15

LAK shooting 17.2% (5/29) MIN shooting 6.9% (2/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Jonathan Quick

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:37 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 58:42 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

LAK MIN

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

Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Kings

Kings — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 4–1

Kings

Kings — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 2–1

Dec 282009 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–3 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

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LAK vs MIN, answered

Who won Kings vs Wild on December 31, 2009?

Kings won 5–2. The final score was Kings 5, Wild 2.

Who scored for Kings?

Alex Frolov (2), Brad Richardson, Michal Handzus, Ryan Smyth.

Who scored for Wild?

Andrew Brunette, Owen Nolan.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Kings vs Wild season series?

Kings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeDec 30 👑LAK @ 🔥CGY 1–2 AfterJan 2 🦅WSH @ 👑LAK 1–2

🌲 Wild

BeforeDec 29 🌲MIN @ 🦆ANA 2–4 AfterJan 2 😈NJD @ 🌲MIN 5–3

Also on December 31

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