Kings win 4-0. #mnwild visits Dallas on Friday, returns to @XcelEnergyCtr Saturday vs. Blues. pic.twitter.com/UkuJQYA8Q1
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) November 27, 2014
The defending Stanley Cup Champion L.A. Kings clobbered the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Wednesday night.
The Kings took control of the game early with four goals in the first period.
Mike Richards gave the Kings the early lead with his fourth goal of the season. Dwight King and Jamie McBain each assisted.
Dustin Brown pushed the lead to 2-0, at the 13:13 mark. Then Tyler Toffoli and Justin Williams also slipped pucks passed Wild goaltender Darcy Kuemper.
Yeo: "I'm not going to sit here and try to get any moral victories out of this."
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) November 27, 2014
Kuemper was pulled after the first period, he stopped just six of the 10 shots he faced. Niklas Backstrom replaced Kuemper in the final two periods and stopped all 12 shots.
#mnwild coach Mike Yeo: "The list of regrets I have his long." Said he should've pulled Kuemper after the second goal.
— Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) November 27, 2014
Scoring Summary
1st period: 4:21 LAK – Mike Richards (4) Assist: Dwight King (5), Jamie McBain (2) 1-0 LAK
1st period: 13:13 LAK – Dustin Brown (4) Assist: Brayden McNabb (7) 2-0 LAK
1st period: 18:18 LAK – Tyler Toffoli (9) Assist: None 3-0 LAK
1st period: 19:50 LAK – Justin Williams (5) Assist: Brown (3), Jarret Stoll (5) 4-0 LAK
