National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Los Angeles 6, Minnesota 3
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 8, 2009
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees: David Banfield, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 14995
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 0213
Los Angeles 3126
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 1-2-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-2-0-0 L1
Los Angeles 2-1-0-0 2-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Los Angeles Kings have a 2-1-0-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Wild have a 0-2-0-0 record on the road.
  • Los Angeles has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Kings have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Wild have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Ryan Smyth played for 20:00 during 27 shifts and scored 3 points. Ryan Smyth had 2 goals and 1 assist.
  • Martin Havlat played for 15:43 during 22 shifts and scored 1 point. Martin Havlat had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Los Angeles had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Los Angeles
Martin Havlat 1 Points Ryan Smyth 3
Martin Havlat 1 Goals Ryan Smyth 2
Eric Belanger 1 Assists Anze Kopitar 2
Martin Havlat 1 Power Play Goals Ryan Smyth 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Josh Harding .739 Save Percentage Jonathan Quick .897
Josh Harding 17 Saves Jonathan Quick 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Minnesota 29 3 2-4 3-4 8 37
Los Angeles 23 6 1-4 2-4 8 23
Upcoming Games
  • Los Angeles will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Kings have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Wild have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.