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Kings Fall 4-3 Against Minnesota - Game Recap

The Wild beat Los Angeles 4-3 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Kaapo Kahkonen's 25 saves.

Minnesota was favored by -166 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Minnesota got goals from Nico Sturm, Matt Dumba, Kirill Kaprizov, and Joel Eriksson Ek in the victory. Eriksson opened the scoring at 14:17 of the first period.

Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 25 of 28 Los Angeles shots in the victory.

Los Angeles got goals from Adrian Kempe, Austin Wagner, and Drew Doughty in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Los Angeles got a 38-stop effort from Calvin Petersen in the loss.

Minnesota scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.

Minnesota outshot Los Angeles 42-28 in the game.

Minnesota heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.