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Kirill Kaprizov, Nick Bjugstad and Joel
Eriksson Ek scored on three straight shots in the first period
for the Wild, who have won five in a row, combining for 23 goals
in that streak.
Jeff Carter scored and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for the
Kings, who had their six-game winning streak snapped.
The Kings, who allowed just seven goals and posted two shutouts
during their winning streak, gave up three goals in a 3:03 span
of the first period.
Kaprizov scored the fifth goal of his rookie season and third
against the Kings to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead at 12:33. After
Quick made a save on a point shot from Jonas Brodin, Kaprizov's
follow-up shot hit the side of the net. Kaprizov recovered the
puck and scored on a wraparound while falling to his knees
behind the Los Angeles net.
Quick was unable to control a dump-in by Minnesota that banked
off the end boards and came up the side of the net, allowing
Bjugstad to skate in and chip the puck high into the net for a
2-0 lead at 14:31.
It was the 100th goal of Bjugstad's nine-year NHL career.
The Wild made it 3-0 at 15:36. The puck caromed into the slot
after a save by Quick, and Eriksson Ek was in position to fire
it into the net for his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
The Kings played much better in the second and third periods,
but were unable to get the puck past Talbot until 2:50 remained
in the game. Carter scored on a redirection to spoil Talbot's
shot at the 23rd shutout of his NHL career and his first of the
season.
--Field Level Media
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