LA Kings at Minnesota Wild: How to Watch
Streaking Kings face-off against red-hot Wild in Saturday matinee
by Jack Jablonski @LAKings / LAKings.com
What you need to know ahead of tonight's game against the Minnesota Wild:
When: March 7 at 1:00 pm PT
Where: STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Watch: FOX Sports West or FOX Sports GO (NHL.TV outside of LA area)
Listen: Kings Audio Network on iHeart Radio.
Tickets: Wild @ Kings
Previous Matchup:
- Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and Sean Walker all score, leading the Kings to a 3 to 1 over the Wild.
Team Records:
- Wild: 34 - 26 - 7 (75 pts)
- Kings: 26 - 35 - 5 (58 pts)
Kings Notes:
- The Kings are averaging .75 goals against during their four-game win streak
- The Kings are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, their best 10-game stretch this year
- Cal Peterson is expected to start
Wild Notes:
- The Wild are 7-3-0 since Dean Evason took over as interim head coach, following the firing of Bruce Boudreau on Feb. 14.
- Mikko Koivu is the only player on the 28th-ranked Wild in face-off percentage with an average above 50% at 52.93%
- The Wild entered the playoff bracket for the first time on Thursday for the first time since Dec. 7th.
Who to Watch:
- Kevin Fiala, who has registered 12 points (5-7=12) and is a plus-8 during his current six game point streak
- Cal Petersen, who made 42 of 43 saves against the Vegas Golden Knights in Sunday night's 4-1 win