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Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
MIN(40-33-9)	2	0	1	3
LOS(34-37-11)	2	2	0	4

Final

4:00 PM ET, March 7, 2009

STAPLES Center

Los Angeles, California

THREE STARS

K. Quincey
Kings (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

A. Kopitar
Kings (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

A. Brunette
Wild (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: STAPLES Center Location: Los Angeles, California	Referees: Rob Shick, Mike Leggo Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brian Mach
Attendance: 18,118 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Minnesota

Los Angeles

Total Shots
	24
	24

PIM
	6
	4

Hits
	26
	27

Giveaways
	8
	8

Takeaways
	4
	4

Faceoffs Won
	25
	24

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:26		Kyle Quincey (4) Unassisted	Los Angeles 1-0
9:22		Owen Nolan (18) Assists: Andrew Brunette, Kim Johnsson	Game tied 1-1
9:51		Kyle Calder (8) Assists: Jack Johnson	Los Angeles 2-1
14:57		Stephane Veilleux (8) Assists: James Sheppard	Game tied 2-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
17:26		Peter Harrold: 2 Minutes for Tripping Mikko Koivu

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
8:45		Anze Kopitar (23) Assists: Michal Handzus, Matt Greene	Los Angeles 3-2
15:11		Teddy Purcell (3) (Power Play) Assists: Alexander Frolov, Kyle Quincey	Los Angeles 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
14:38		Kim Johnsson: 2 Minutes for Slashing Dustin Brown
18:22		Denis Gauthier: 2 Minutes for Interference of Stephane Veilleux

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:43		Eric Belanger (12) Assists: Andrew Brunette, Dan Fritsche	Los Angeles 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:36		Kurtis Foster: 2 Minutes for Tripping Michal Handzus
16:50		Dan Fritsche: 2 Minutes for Boarding Dustin Brown

Player Summary

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	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	31	18:55	2:15	2:16	14:24	6	8	42.9
M. Bergeron D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:48	2:02	0:00	17:46	0	0	00.0
P. Bouchard C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:50	2:36	0:00	14:14	0	0	00.0
A. Brunette LW	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	17:32	1:41	0:25	15:26	0	0	00.0
C. Clutterbuck RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	22	12:26	0:04	1:32	10:50	0	0	00.0
K. Foster D	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	16	9:28	1:58	0:00	7:30	0	0	00.0
D. Fritsche RW	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	11:51	0:00	0:21	11:30	1	0	100.0
C. Gillies C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:26	0:00	0:00	8:26	0	0	00.0
K. Johnsson D	0	1	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	1	0	30	25:15	0:41	2:43	21:51	0	0	00.0
M. Koivu C	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	27	19:11	1:41	1:10	16:20	15	10	60.0
A. Miettinen RW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	18:32	1:55	1:21	15:16	0	0	00.0
O. Nolan RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:21	2:03	0:00	16:18	0	0	00.0
P. Olvecky LW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	16	8:55	0:54	0:00	8:01	1	2	33.3
N. Schultz D	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	19:20	0:00	2:18	17:02	0	0	00.0
J. Sheppard C	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	12:41	0:04	0:46	11:51	2	4	33.3
M. Skoula D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	28	20:25	0:00	1:50	18:35	0	0	00.0
S. Veilleux LW	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	14:35	0:04	1:40	12:51	0	0	00.0
M. Zidlicky D	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	1	28	24:02	2:02	1:50	20:10	0	0	00.0
Minnesota Wild Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Boogaard									Suspended Nhl
C Weller									Healthy
B Burns									Flu

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	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	7:16	0:00	0:00	7:16	4	3	57.1
D. Brown RW	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	26	17:40	1:35	0:37	15:28	0	0	00.0
K. Calder LW	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:32	0:00	0:00	7:32	0	0	00.0
D. Doughty D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	24	23:40	1:46	3:25	18:29	0	0	00.0
A. Frolov LW	0	1	-2	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:57	2:58	2:19	15:40	0	0	00.0
D. Gauthier D	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	6	0	1	20	15:57	0:00	0:35	15:22	0	0	00.0
M. Greene D	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	24	18:15	0:10	0:35	17:30	0	0	00.0
M. Handzus C	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	19:30	2:47	2:20	14:23	9	5	64.3
P. Harrold D	0	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	15:56	1:38	0:00	14:18	0	0	00.0
J. Johnson D	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	18:38	1:05	0:00	17:33	0	0	00.0
A. Kopitar C	1	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	25	18:23	1:40	0:35	16:08	6	8	42.9
O. Moller C	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	15:04	1:30	0:00	13:34	0	1	00.0
S. O'Donnell D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	23	21:47	0:00	3:25	18:22	0	0	00.0
T. Purcell RW	1	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:03	2:37	0:00	14:26	0	0	00.0
K. Quincey D	1	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	19:04	2:45	0:00	16:19	0	0	00.0
W. Simmonds RW	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:50	0:16	0:48	14:46	0	0	00.0
J. Stoll C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	17:01	1:58	1:21	13:42	5	8	38.5
K. Westgarth RW	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:27	0:00	0:00	6:27	0	0	00.0
Los Angeles Kings Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
B Richardson									Healthy
J Zeiler									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Minnesota Wild Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Harding	11	1	10	.909	30:09	0
N. Backstrom	13	3	10	.769	28:45	0

Los Angeles Kings Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Quick	24	3	21	.875	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Minnesota	7	5	12	24
Los Angeles	11	4	9	24

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

Saturday, March 7th

Chicago	3	Final
Boston	5

New Jersey	3	Final
NY Islanders	7

Minnesota	3	Final
Los Angeles	4

Columbus	8	Final
Detroit	2

Buffalo	3	Final
Ottawa	6

Nashville	1	Final
Philadelphia	4

Edmonton	4	Final
Toronto	1

St. Louis	3	Final
Florida	5

Carolina	9	Final
Tampa Bay	3

San Jose	1	Final
Vancouver	3

ESPN NHL

Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 4

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, March 7th