Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings

NHL

Wild

25-10-8, 58 PTS

4-5

Final/SO

Kings

17-14-9, 43 PTS

crypto.com Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
MIN	5	8	12	3	3	31
LA	11	9	13	6	4	43

In net

Jesper Wallstedt35/38 SV, .921

Darcy Kuemper24/28 SV, .857

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
MIN	1	1	2	0	0	4
LA	1	1	2	0	1	5

Who won: Kings 5-4

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The series is tied 1-1. Quinton Byfield led the Kings in goals (1). Brock Faber led the Wild in goals (1).

MIN

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Matt BoldyLW	0	0	1	1	22:48	4:53	1:40	16:15	22	1	26	0	5	4	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Joel Eriksson EkC	0	1	0	1	23:12	5:01	2:09	16:02	23	1	11	0	5	1	12	12	50.0	2	1	2
Marcus FolignoLW	1	3	0	0	12:47	0:00	1:13	11:34	15	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Ryan HartmanRW	1	0	0	-2	14:11	0:45	0:00	13:26	16	0	9	0	0	0	8	5	61.5	2	0	0
Vinnie HinostrozaC	0	0	0	-2	8:34	0:00	0:00	8:34	10	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
Marcus JohanssonLW	0	0	0	0	16:00	0:52	0:00	15:08	20	0	12	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Kirill KaprizovLW	0	0	0	2	23:59	5:01	0:00	18:58	20	0	24	1	1	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Nico SturmC	0	0	0	0	11:04	0:00	1:35	9:29	15	0	3	0	1	1	3	6	33.3	2	0	0
Vladimir TarasenkoRW	0	0	0	-2	13:35	0:44	0:00	12:51	16	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Yakov TreninC	1	4	1	-1	10:49	0:00	0:47	10:02	13	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Danila YurovRW	0	0	0	1	14:21	0:00	0:00	14:21	16	0	6	1	1	1	8	7	53.3	0	0	0
Mats ZuccarelloRW	0	2	1	2	19:32	4:54	0:00	14:38	18	0	4	1	3	1	0	1	0.0	2	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BogosianD	0	1	1	14:26	0:00	0:29	13:57	17	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
Jonas BrodinD	3	1	1	19:23	0:00	3:12	16:11	21	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Brock FaberD	6	1	0	23:20	0:26	0:44	22:10	24	1	9	1	3	2	0	2	4
Quinn HughesD	1	0	0	29:05	5:22	0:00	23:43	23	0	3	1	2	2	2	0	0
Jake MiddletonD	6	1	0	15:14	0:01	1:16	13:57	17	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jared SpurgeonD	2	3	0	20:02	0:46	3:15	16:01	22	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0