The Los Angeles Kings are heading home tied for the Pacific Division lead. Even though they let a point slip away in Minnesota, they're not lamenting the missed opportunity too much. They prefer to look at their overall body of work the past week. Erik Christensen and Mikko Koivu scored in a shootout, and the Wild rallied to beat the Kings 4-3 on Saturday night. Darroll Powe, Nick Johnson and Christensen scored in regulation for the Wild, who...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sat 3/30	Min	Min 3 - 4	W:
Thu 4/4	LA	LA 0 - 3	W:
Tue 4/23	Min	Min 1 - 2	W:

Game Stats

Kings (39-27-13) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM B. Richardson 2 0 3 0 0 D. Brown 1 2 3 0 0 A. Kopitar 0 3 2 0 0 M. Richards 0 1 4 0 2 K. Clifford 0 0 1 0 0 C. Fraser 0 0 1 0 2 D. King 0 0 2 0 4 T. Lewis 0 0 0 -1 0 J. Nolan 0 0 0 0 0 D. Penner 0 0 1 -1 0 J. Stoll 0 0 2 -1 0 J. Williams 0 0 2 0 0		Wild (33-35-10) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM N. Johnson 1 0 1 2 0 D. Powe 1 0 2 0 0 J. Zucker 0 2 3 2 0 K. Brodziak 0 0 1 -1 0 C. Clutterbuck 0 0 2 -1 0 D. Heatley 0 0 1 -1 0 M. Koivu 0 0 0 0 2 W. Peters 0 0 0 0 2 D. Setoguchi 0 0 3 0 0 S. Veilleux 0 0 0 0 2
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Doughty 0 0 3 0 0 M. Greene 0 0 1 -1 0 A. Martinez 0 0 0 -1 0 W. Mitchell 0 0 3 0 0 R. Scuderi 0 0 0 0 0 S. Voynov 0 0 1 0 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Falk 0 2 1 1 2 N. Prosser 0 1 1 0 0 K. Foster 0 0 1 1 0 T. Gilbert 0 0 2 -1 0 S. Kampfer 0 0 0 1 0 C. Stoner 0 0 0 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Bernier 23 20 3 .870		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% N. Backstrom(W, 19-17) 29 26 3 .897

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PLAYER NEWS

Kings Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA Times reports. [+] Impact: Clifford missed the Kings' previous four games, but he will return to action Tuesday night with the Kings looking to go up 3-1 on the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Matt Greene (LA - Defense) News: Greene (lower body) will play in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Sharks, Helene Elliott of the LA times reports. [+] Impact: Greene has not played in a game since Apr. 24, but he will take the ice Tuesday night as the Kings aim to go up 3-1 against the Sharks. (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Kyle Clifford (LA - Left Wing) News: Clifford (undisclosed) is expected to suit up for Tuesday's Game 4 matchup with the Sharks, Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register reports. [+] Impact: This is better news for the Kings than it is for fantasy owners, as Clifford has yet to record a point in five games in the playoffs. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Wild Niklas Backstrom (MIN - Goaltender) News: Backstrom has undergone sports hernia surgery. The team announced that Backstrom's operation went as planned on Thursday morning in Philadelphia. The procedure was done by Dr. William Meyers. The 35-year-old Backstrom aggravated the injury while warming up before Minnesota's first game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series at Chicago on April 30. Josh Harding was sent in to replace him, and Backstrom was unable to play the rest of the series. [+] Impact: The Wild have said Backstrom is expected to be fully recovered for the start of next season. Whether he's still in the net for them is another matter. Backstrom will become an unrestricted free agent in July. He has played all seven of his NHL seasons with the Wild. (STATS - Thu. May 16, 2013) Niklas Backstrom (MIN - Goaltender) News: Backstrom had surgery to repair a sports hernia and is expected to be fully recovered for the start of the 2013-14 season, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. [+] Impact: It's not clear if he'll be playing for the Wild again next season as Backstrom will be an unrestricted free agent. (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Michael Rupp (MIN - Center) News: Rupp will undergo offseason meniscus surgery and is expected to have a quick recovery process, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Michael Russo reports. [+] Impact: Rupp, who tallied four points and 79 PIMs in 40 games during the 2012-13 season, should be ready for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)

Injury Report

Kings Player Injury Status J. Stoll Undisclosed injury day-to-day W. Mitchell Knee surgery IR

Wild Player Injury Status C. Stoner Upper-body injury day-to-day N. Backstrom Lower-body injury day-to-day D. Heatley Dislocated shoulder day-to-day