nhl Game Recap< BACK

Wild vs Kings Final: 3-2 - Recap

Minnesota earned a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at Xcel Energy Center.

The Wild were a -152 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Eric Staal, and Nino Niederreiter each scored for the Wild in the victory. Niederreiter opened the scoring for Minnesota.

Alex Stalock turned in a 31-save effort for the Wild.

Los Angeles got goals from Ilya Kovalchuk, and Jeff Carter in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Jonathan Quick stopped 40 of 42 shots for the Kings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Minnesota scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 42-33.

Minnesota heads into a battle against the Ducks. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.