"The Minnesota Wild landed in Southern California this week as they prepared for the second leg of a four-game West Coast showdown. The Wild continued their dominance, proving exactly why they are currently sitting comfortably at 25-10-8 in the standings. On the other side, the Los Angeles Kings entered the night looking for a crucial two points. Currently at 17-14-9, the Kings were desperate to flip the page after a rocky December."
"The first period opened 13 minutes in with the Kings on the board first with a wrist shot from Adrian Kempe, his 14th of the season. Unfortunately, the Wild surged through and responded with their own goal a couple minutes later from Jake Middleton. The remainder of the period witnessed the Kings and Wilds' shots denied by each goaltender, respectively. Both teams traded chances but were unable to do so before the first intermission."
The Minnesota Wild traveled to Southern California for the second leg of a four-game West Coast stretch and entered the game at 25-10-8 while the Los Angeles Kings sat at 17-14-9 seeking important points after a difficult December. Jesper Wallstedt appeared as a Team Sweden cue in net while Darcy Kuemper guarded for the Kings with impending Team Canada ties. Adrian Kempe opened the scoring before Jake Middleton equalized. The second period saw sloppy puck management, Corey Perry briefly put the Kings ahead and Joel Eriksson Ek tied it. The third featured Quinton Byfield and Brock Faber trading goals and Minnesota continuing to match Los Angeles goal for goal.
Read at The Hockey Writers
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]