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Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	SO	T
LOS(34-37-11)	0	1	0	1	2
MIN(40-33-9)	0	1	0	0	1

Final

SO

8:00 PM ET, February 24, 2009

Xcel Energy Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

THREE STARS

M. Koivu
Wild (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

C. Clutterbuck
Wild (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

P. O'Sullivan
Kings (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota	Referees: Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman Linesmen: Mark Pare, Brian Mach
Attendance: 18,568 (102.8% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Los Angeles

Minnesota

Total Shots
	25
	24

PIM
	8
	10

Hits
	12
	28

Giveaways
	9
	8

Takeaways
	2
	7

Faceoffs Won
	29
	22

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:57		Raitis Ivanans: 2 Minutes for Boarding Dan Fritsche
16:47		Mikko Koivu: 2 Minutes for Tripping Derek Armstrong
18:47		Eric Belanger: 2 Minutes for Tripping Anze Kopitar

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:48		Antti Miettinen (13) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mikko Koivu	Minnesota 1-0
14:55		Jack Johnson (3) (Power Play) Unassisted	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:10		Matt Greene: 2 Minutes for Interference of Cal Clutterbuck
5:38		Stephane Veilleux: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
13:15		Peter Olvecky: 2 Minutes for Hooking John Zeiler
15:23		Matt Greene: 2 Minutes for Hooking James Sheppard

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:52		Andrew Brunette: 2 Minutes for Interference of Patrick O'Sullivan

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:53		Sean O'Donnell: 2 Minutes for Slashing Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Anze Kopitar shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
	Marek Zidlicky shootout attempt against Jonathan Quick with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Jack Johnson shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.
	Mikko Koivu shootout attempt against Jonathan Quick with a Hit Goalpost results in a MISS.
	Patrick O'Sullivan shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Antti Miettinen shootout attempt against Jonathan Quick with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.
	Drew Doughty shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom with a Wristshot results in a GOAL.
	Brent Burns shootout attempt against Jonathan Quick with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.

Player Summary

Los Angeles Kings												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
D. Armstrong C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:05	0:00	0:00	10:05	2	1	66.7
K. Calder LW	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	16:09	4:10	0:00	11:59	0	0	00.0
D. Doughty D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	25:28	3:55	4:29	17:04	0	0	00.0
A. Frolov LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	25:08	5:29	3:07	16:32	0	0	00.0
M. Greene D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	4	1	0	1	27	18:44	0:00	1:03	17:41	0	0	00.0
M. Handzus C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	21:15	4:20	4:18	12:37	8	5	61.5
P. Harrold D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:36	0:00	0:00	14:36	0	0	00.0
R. Ivanans LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	11	6:12	0:00	0:00	6:12	0	0	00.0
J. Johnson D	1	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	24:28	3:50	2:15	18:23	0	0	00.0
A. Kopitar C	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	25	21:52	5:11	0:00	16:41	7	6	53.8
S. O'Donnell D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	26	20:20	0:00	4:27	15:53	0	0	00.0
P. O'Sullivan C	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	31	24:22	5:20	1:49	17:13	0	0	00.0
T. Purcell RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:02	4:29	0:00	8:33	0	1	00.0
K. Quincey D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	25	20:49	5:50	0:00	14:59	0	0	00.0
B. Richardson C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:31	0:00	0:00	11:31	0	0	00.0
W. Simmonds RW	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	14:04	0:00	0:00	14:04	0	0	00.0
J. Stoll C	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	19:09	5:45	2:53	10:31	12	9	57.1
J. Zeiler RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	6:39	0:01	0:00	6:38	0	0	00.0
Los Angeles Kings Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Gauthier									Undisclosed
O Moller									Healthy

Minnesota Wild												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Belanger C	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	28	17:44	2:31	4:10	11:03	7	6	53.8
M. Bergeron D	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:55	3:33	0:00	12:22	0	0	00.0
D. Boogaard LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:26	0:00	0:00	6:26	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:09	2:34	0:00	13:35	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	22	16:58	3:42	0:00	13:16	0	1	00.0
B. Burns D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	31	25:02	2:38	3:45	18:39	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	28	15:16	0:10	2:37	12:29	0	1	00.0
D. Fritsche RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	24	14:25	0:45	1:00	12:40	0	1	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	27:39	2:12	5:55	19:32	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	1	1	3	0	2	1	2	2	1	1	31	23:48	3:35	3:57	16:16	12	10	54.5
A. Miettinen RW	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	32	21:34	3:25	4:04	14:05	0	1	00.0
P. Olvecky LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	13	8:38	0:00	0:00	8:38	1	5	16.7
N. Schultz D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	31	23:10	0:00	5:56	17:14	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	25	15:39	0:49	0:50	14:00	2	3	40.0
M. Skoula D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	28	19:19	0:00	3:44	15:35	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	21	13:33	0:00	2:42	10:51	0	1	00.0
C. Weller D	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	14	10:03	0:36	0:00	9:27	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	19:02	3:58	0:00	15:04	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
O Nolan									Toe Injury
K Foster									Left Leg
C Gillies									Flu

Goaltending Summary

Los Angeles Kings Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Quick	24	1	23	.958	65:00	0

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
N. Backstrom	25	1	24	.96	65:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Los Angeles	8	7	9	1	25
Minnesota	6	10	5	3	24

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Los Angeles	1 of 0
Minnesota	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Tuesday, February 24th

Florida	1	Final
Boston	6

Anaheim	3	Final
Buffalo	2

Philadelphia	4	Final
Washington	2

Colorado	3	Final
Atlanta	4

Vancouver	0	Final
Montreal	3

Carolina	2	Final
Ottawa	4

Chicago	3	Final
Nashville	5

Los Angeles	2	Final
Minnesota	1	SO

Phoenix	1	Final
St. Louis	2

Columbus	1	Final
Calgary	4

Tampa Bay	3	Final
Edmonton	5

ESPN NHL

Los Angeles 2, Minnesota 1

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Tuesday, February 24th