Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings

NHL

Wild

25-11-8, 58 PTS

2-4

Final

Kings

18-14-9, 45 PTS

crypto.com Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

MIN shoots leftLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	10	8	17	35
LA	7	16	10	33

In net

Filip Gustavsson29/32 SV, .906

Darcy Kuemper33/35 SV, .943

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	0	2	2
LA	0	2	2	4

Who won: Kings 4-2

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Monday, January 5, 2026 at crypto.com Arena. The Kings outscored the Wild 2-0 in the 2nd period. Andrei Kuzmenko led the Kings in goals (1). Jared Spurgeon led the Wild in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MINLA

19Blocked Shots16

22Hits10

7Takeaways5

35Shots33

1Power Play Goals0

6Power Play Opportunities1

16.7Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

26Faceoffs Won28

48.1Faceoff Win Percent51.9

15Giveaways20

2Total Penalties6

4Penalty Minutes14

Player of the game

Brian Dumoulin

LA · 2 A, 1 SOG

7.9

Deserved to win

55%

MIN · 3.61 xG

45%

LA · 3.20 xG

Wild deserved better: 55% on chances, lost 2-4

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:04
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Corey Perry
C. Perry
P3 0:12
Shot blocked by M. Boldy
Mikey Anderson shot blocked by Matt Boldy
M. Anderson
P3 0:13
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Quinn Hughes
P3 0:26
Shot blocked by Q. Byfield
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Quinton Byfield
Q. Hughes
P3 0:30
Faceoff win vs Q. Byfield
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 0:34
Wrist shot wide right
Kevin Fiala Wrist Shot Wide Right
K. Fiala · 1 G
P3 0:37
Face off
Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 0:48
Poke shot on goal
Matt Boldy Poke saved by Darcy Kuemper
M. Boldy
P3 0:49
Wrist shot on goal
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
M. Zuccarello
P3 1:00
Tip-in wide left
Joel Eriksson Ek Tip-In Wide Left
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 1:39
Faceoff win vs S. Helenius
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Samuel Helenius
J. Eriksson Ek
GOALP3 1:39
Goal! Wrist shot
A. Kempe · 1 G
Adrian Kempe Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Laferriere (10), Quinton Byfield (18)
MIN 2 - 4 LA
P3 2:09
Backhand wide left
Matt Boldy Backhand Wide Left
M. Boldy
P3 2:15
Faceoff win vs Q. Byfield
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Quinton Byfield
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 2:22
Shot
Quinn Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
P3 2:36
Faceoff win vs A. Turcotte
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 2:44
Slap shot on goal
Jonas Brodin Slap Shot saved by Darcy Kuemper
J. Brodin · 1 A
P3 2:50
Tip-in wide left
Marcus Foligno Tip-In Wide Left
M. Foligno
P3 3:14
Faceoff win vs A. Turcotte
Ryan Hartman faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
R. Hartman · 1 G
P3 3:28
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Alex Laferriere
A. Laferriere · 1 A
P3 3:39
Wrist shot on goal
Alex Laferriere Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
A. Laferriere · 1 A
P3 4:04
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Quinton Byfield faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
Q. Byfield · 1 A
P3 4:33
Shot blocked by B. Faber
Kevin Fiala shot blocked by Brock Faber
K. Fiala · 1 G
P3 4:39
Faceoff win vs A. Turcotte
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Alex Turcotte
N. Sturm · 1 A