SUMMARY

Minnesota 1 1 2 0 — 4 Kings 1 1 2 1 — 5

Kings won shootout 2-1

First Period: 1, Kings, Kempe 14 (Kopitar, Laferriere), 6:08. 2, Minnesota, Middleton 1 (Bogosian, Zuccarello), 8:28.

Second Period: 3, Kings, Perry 9 (Clarke, Byfield), 16:57 (pp). 4, Minnesota, Eriksson Ek 11 (Hughes), 18:23 (pp).

Third Period: 5, Minnesota, Faber 9 (Kaprizov, Yurov), 7:33. 6, Kings, Helenius 1 (Turcotte, Fiala), 12:09. 7, Minnesota, Boldy 26 (Faber, Foligno), 17:03.

Overtime: None.

Shootout: Kings 2 (Fiala NG, Kempe G, Kopitar NG, Clarke G), Minnesota 1 (Zuccarello NG, Boldy G, Kaprizov NG, Tarasenko NG).

Shots on goal: Minnesota 5-8-12-3: 28. Kings 11-9-12-6: 38; Power-play opportunities: Minnesota 1 of 4. Kings 1 of 3; Goalies: Minnesota, Wallstedt 11-2-4 (38 shots-35 saves). Kings, Kuemper 11-7-6 (28-24); A: 18,145 (18,230). T: 2:48; Referees: Chris Schlenker, Furman South; Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Julien Fournier.