Kings Stage 3rd-Period Rally but Lose to Wild in Shootout
Jesper Wallstedt stopped all four Kings' shootout attempts while Marco Rossi scored the winning goal as the Wild overcame a late comeback to win 4-3.
- Yesterday the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout in Los Angeles after Wild forward Marco Rossi scored the winning goal.
- In the first period the Wild scored three power-play goals in 2 minutes, 29 seconds as Jared Spurgeon, Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy fueled Minnesota's NHL-best 47.1% conversion rate.
- Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield scored early in the third to pull the Los Angeles Kings within one, and Adrian Kempe tied it late with the goalie pulled.
- Jesper Wallstedt made 31 saves in his first NHL start since Dec. 21, 2024, stopping all four Los Angeles Kings shootout attempts to secure the Wild's 4-3 win.
- Whistled for six infractions on Monday, the Kings have been short-handed 22 times through four games and return home to host Pittsburgh Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Wild defeat Kings in shootout
The Minnesota Wild edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Monday night. Minnesota scored three goals in the first period with LA scoring three times in the third period. Jesper Wallstedt saved 31 of the 34 shots he faced in net. Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov, and Jared Spurgeon all scored for the Wild. Marco Rossi scored the only goal of the four round shootout. Minnesota is now 2-1-0 on the young season. The Wild will now visit the Dall…
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Kings stage 3rd-period rally but lose to Wild in shootout
Kevin Fiala, Quinton Byfield and Adrian Kempe each score in the third to get the game to overtime, but Marco Rossi scores the lone goal during the shootout round as Minnesota prevails, 4-3.

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