Kings 3–4 Wild — Final Score & Stats (Mar 31, 2012)

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

Dustin Brown

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:13 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Anze Kopitar

3 A

2 shots · 21:23 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Erik Christensen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:14 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Darroll Powe Go-ahead 1st · 00:40

Assists: Nate Prosser, Justin Falk · beat Jonathan Bernier

0–1

👑 Brad Richardson Tying 1st · 03:28

Assists: Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar · beat Niklas Backstrom

1–1

🌲 Nick Johnson Go-ahead 1st · 03:45

Assists: Jason Zucker, Erik Christensen · beat Jonathan Bernier

1–2

👑 Dustin Brown PP Tying 1st · 15:31

Assists: Mike Richards, Anze Kopitar · beat Niklas Backstrom

2–2

2nd period

👑 Brad Richardson Go-ahead 2nd · 00:57

Assists: Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown · beat Niklas Backstrom

3–2

3rd period

🌲 Erik Christensen Tying 3rd · 10:57

Assists: Jason Zucker, Justin Falk · beat Jonathan Bernier

3–3

Shootout

🌲 Erik Christensen Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Jonathan Bernier

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Richards · Kopitar · Brown 21:23

L2 Stoll · Lewis · Williams 17:19

L3 King · Penner · Richardson 13:33

L4 Clifford · Fraser · Nolan 9:29

D1 Doughty · Mitchell 26:34

D2 Scuderi · Voynov 22:01

D3 Greene · Martinez 13:42

🌲Wild

L1 Heatley · Koivu · Setoguchi 21:30

L2 Brodziak · Christensen · Clutterbuck 17:44

L3 Zucker · Powe · Johnson 14:10

L4 Veilleux · Peters · Ortmeyer 7:33

D1 Gilbert · Falk 27:52

D2 Stoner · Prosser 22:52

D3 Foster · Kampfer 13:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK MIN🌲

29 Shots on goal 23

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

17 Hits 16

8 Blocked shots 20

2 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 8

LAK shooting 10.3% (3/29) MIN shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Jonathan Bernier

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Niklas Backstrom

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 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 — 2–2

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 17-13-6 (47% win rate, 36 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 8-12-5 (32% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Kings

Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-0-2 (85% win rate, 13 games)

Wild

Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-8-2 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Feb 282012 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 4–0 Dec 82011 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–2 Nov 122011 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 2–5 Feb 242011 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 2–4 Feb 12011 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 0–1 SO

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LAK vs MIN, answered

Who won Kings vs Wild on March 31, 2012?

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

Who scored for Kings?

Brad Richardson (2), Dustin Brown.

Who scored for Wild?

Darroll Powe, Erik Christensen, Nick Johnson.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Bernier made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeMar 30 👑LAK @ 🛢️EDM 4–1 AfterApr 2 🛢️EDM @ 👑LAK 0–2

🌲 Wild

BeforeMar 29 🐆FLA @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterApr 1 🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI 5–4

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