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What you need to know ahead of the game against the Minnesota Wild:
When: February 27 at 5:00 pm PT
Where: Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN)
Watch: FOX Sports West or
FOX Sports GO
(
NHL.TV
outside of LA area)
Listen:
Kings Audio Network on iHeart Radio

Team Records:
Wild: 11 - 6 - 0 (22 pts)
Kings: 9 - 7 - 3 (21 pts)
Previous Matchup:
Kirill Kaprisov and the Wild take early 3-0 lead and never look back, snapping the King six-game win streak.

LAK Recap: Kings' streak ends at six with 3-1 loss

Kings Notes:
The Kings gave up the first goal of the game on Friday vs. Minnesota for the first time in seven games.
Cal Petersen, who is expected to start has a 3-0-0 record in his past three starts and has a .945 SV% during that time.
Wild Notes:
The Wild are on a season-long five-game winning steak and have outsiders their opponents 23-7 during that span.
Rookie goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen is 4-0-0 in his last four games and recorded a .944 SV% during that span.
The Wild are ranked fourth in the NHL in penalty kill (87.1%).
Who to Watch:
Jeff Carter, who scored his fourth goal of the season to help the Kings avoid the shutout in last nights 3-1 loss. He has six points over his last seven games (3-3=6).
Kirill Kaprisov, who leads the Wild and all rookies in points (5-11=16). Kaprisov has recorded seven points (2-5=7) in his last four games.