Your LA Kings return home after a four game road trip as the Kings won all of those games. Tonight your Kings are back home to face the Minnesota Wild at Staples Center.
Kings record before the game
(17-8-3)
Wild record before the game
(13-10-3)
Tonight's starting lineup for your LA Kings
Alex Iafallo-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown
Tanner Pearson-Nick Shore-Tyler Toffoli
Marian Gaborik-Adrian Kempe-Trevor Lewis
Jussi Jokinen-Torrey Mitchell-Jonny Brodzinski
Defense Pairings
Jake Muzzin-Drew Doughty
Kurtis Macdermid- Alec Martinez
Derek Forbort-Christian Folin
Tonight's starting goalie for your LA Kings is Jonathan Quick
Scratches for tonight's game: Darcy Kuemper Nic Dowd Oscar Fantenberg
On the injury reserve Jeff Carter (ankle injury) Kyle Clifford (upper body injury) Andy Andreoff
There were no goals scored in the 1st period
At 10:30 in the 2nd period the Wild scored to open up the scoring at 1-0. The goal was scored by number 3 Charlie Coyle, it was his (1st goal of the game and 2nd of the season). Then at 14:25 the Kings tied the game up at 1-1. The goal was scored by number 6 Jake Muzzin, it was his (1st goal of the game and 3rd of the season). 1 minute and 10 seconds later at 15:35 the Wild regained the lead to make it 2-1. The goal was scored by number 63 Tyler Ennis, it was his (1st goal of the game and 5th of the season).
At 4:34 in the 3rd period the Kings scored to tie the game up at 2-2. The goal was scored by number 12 Marian Gaborik, it was his (1st goal of the game and 3rd of the season). Then at 12:38 the Kings took the lead for the first time in the game by making it 3-2! The goal was scored number 9 Adrian Kempe, it was his (1st goal of the game and 10th of the season). At 14:00 the Kings scored again to make it 4-2. The goal was scored by number 12 Marian Gaborik, it was his (2nd goal of the game and 4th of the season). At 19:04 the Kings scored a empty net goal to seal the game off at 5-2. The goal was scored by number 11 Anze Kopitar, it was his (1st goal of the game and 14th of the season).
Kings record after the game
(18-8-3)
Wild record after the game
(13-11-3)