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2020-21 regular season

Kings at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Wild lead the season series 4–2

Wild beat Kings 3–1 at Xcel Energy Center on February 26, 2021.

LAK – MIN
28–30
Shots on goal
14–10
Hits
10–18
Blocked shots
3–8
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Nick Bjugstad
1 G
2 shots · 09:00 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 G
1 shots · 18:15 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Joel Eriksson Ek
1 G
1 shots · 16:28 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Go-ahead 1st · 12:33
Assists: Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello · beat Jonathan Quick
0–1
🌲 Nick Bjugstad 1st · 14:31
Assists: Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon · beat Jonathan Quick
0–2
🌲 Joel Eriksson Ek 1st · 15:36
Assists: Jordan Greenway, Kevin Fiala · beat Jonathan Quick
0–3
3rd period
👑 Jeff Carter 3rd · 17:10
Assists: Andreas Athanasiou, Gabriel Vilardi · beat Cam Talbot
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · Carter · Brown 18:49
L2 Iafallo · Vilardi · Kempe 16:54
L3 Athanasiou · Amadio · Grundstrom 12:31
L4 MacDermid · Wagner · Lizotte 11:51
L5 Moore 10:55
D1 Doughty · Maatta 24:00
D2 Bjornfot · Roy 18:12
D3 Walker 17:11
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Greenway · Zuccarello 18:02
L2 Fiala · Rask · Eriksson Ek 16:28
L3 Parise · Bonino · Hartman 12:42
L4 Foligno · Sturm · Bjugstad 10:20
D1 Brodin · Suter 22:30
D2 Dumba · Spurgeon 21:16
D3 Cole · Soucy 16:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK MIN🌲
28 Shots on goal 30
14 Hits 10
10 Blocked shots 18
3 Takeaways 8
4 Giveaways 7
6 Penalty minutes 6
LAK shooting 3.6% (1/28) MIN shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 57:30 TOI
🌲Wild
Cam Talbot
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 12:33 · 0–1 Nick Bjugstad · 1st 14:31 · 0–2 Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 15:36 · 0–3 Jeff Carter · 3rd 17:10 · 1–3
LAK MIN
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Kings
Kings — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 0–3
Kings
Kings — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Wild
Wild — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 4–2
Feb 162021 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 0–4 Jan 282021 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Jan 262021 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 2–1 Jan 162021 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–3 OT Jan 142021 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–3 OT
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Who won Kings vs Wild on February 26, 2021?

Wild won 3–1. The final score was Kings 1, Wild 3.

Who scored for Kings?

Jeff Carter.

Who scored for Wild?

Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, Nick Bjugstad.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeFeb 24 👑LAK @ 🎵STL 2–1 AfterFeb 27 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 3–4
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 24 🌲MIN @ 🏔️COL 6–2 AfterFeb 27 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 3–4
Also on February 26
🐻BOS 2–6 🗽NYR 🏔️COL 3–2 🌵ARI
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