
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueZuccarello gets tiebreaking goal late in 3rd period, Wild rally to beat Kings 3-1

Ryan Hartman had a goal and an assist, Marcus Johansson also scored, and Jared Spurgeon had two assists for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson finished with 28 saves.
Adrian Kempe scored for Los Angeles, and Darcy Kuemper — coming off shutouts in his last two starts — had 19 saves. The Kings snapped a five-game win streak.
Zuccarello got a pass from Matt Boldy in the left circle, settled the puck and fired it past Kuemper with Marco Rossi screening the goalie to give Minnesota a 2-1 lead. It was hist 100th goal since signing with the Wild in 2019.
Johansson added an empty-netter with 56 seconds left to seal the win.
Kempe gave the Kings a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 4:59 into the game as he scored on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Kevin Fiala.
Hartman tied it at 1:51 of the second with a power-play goal as he redirected Jared Spurgeon's point shot in the air past Kuemper. That ended the goalie's shutout streak at 176:06.
Wild: Minnesota won for the second time in six games (2-3-1). The Wild have a firm grip on the first wild card in the Western Conference and pulled four points behind third-place Colorado in Central Division
This version has been corrected to show final score was 3-1 in 1st paragraph.
Regular Season SeriesLA wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:59 | Adrian Kempe Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (20), Drew Doughty (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:51 | Ryan Hartman Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Jared Spurgeon (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:22 | Mats Zuccarello Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (35), Ryan Hartman (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:04 | Marcus Johansson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (21) |
Statistics
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20 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
18 | Hits | 19 |
4 | Takeaways | 4 |
29 | Shots | 22 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
26 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
47.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 52.7 |
19 | Giveaways | 19 |
3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Kirill Kaprizov, LW | Injured Reserve | Mar 30 |
David Jiricek, D | Out | Mar 28 |
Joel Eriksson Ek, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 27 |
Troy Grosenick, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Tanner Jeannot, LW | Out | Apr 2 |
Alex Turcotte, C | Out | Apr 2 |
Game Information
Xcel Energy Center
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,033 | Capacity:

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,033 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 27 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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31 | 38 | 68 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 20 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 26 | 94 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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41 | 28 | 88 | 6 |
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34 | 29 | 80 | 12 |
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27 | 40 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 51 | 9 |