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Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings

Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Minnesota Wild 4 46-24-12
at Los Angeles Kings 5 35-27-20

Goals by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 1 1 2 0 0 4
Los Angeles Kings 1 1 2 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Minnesota Wild 5 8 12 3 0 28
Los Angeles Kings 11 9 12 6 0 38

Three stars

  1. Q. Byfield, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Helenius, Los Angeles Kings (1 goal)
  3. B. Clarke, Los Angeles Kings (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:08 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe (14) Anze Kopitar (15), Alex Laferriere (9) Even strength MIN 0, LAK 1
1st 08:28 Minnesota Wild Jake Middleton (1) Mats Zuccarello (15), Zach Bogosian (3) Even strength MIN 1, LAK 1
2nd 16:57 Los Angeles Kings Corey Perry (9) Quinton Byfield (17), Brandt Clarke (14) Power play MIN 1, LAK 2
2nd 18:23 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (11) Quinn Hughes (32) Power play MIN 2, LAK 2
3rd 04:54 Los Angeles Kings Quinton Byfield (6) Unassisted Even strength MIN 2, LAK 3
3rd 07:33 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (9) Danila Yurov (10), Kirill Kaprizov (25) Even strength MIN 3, LAK 3
3rd 12:09 Los Angeles Kings Samuel Helenius (1) Kevin Fiala (14), Alex Turcotte (5) Even strength MIN 3, LAK 4
3rd 17:03 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy (26) Brock Faber (14), Marcus Foligno (4) Even strength MIN 4, LAK 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Los Angeles Kings Kevin Fiala Saved
1 Minnesota Wild Mats Zuccarello Saved
2 Los Angeles Kings Adrian Kempe Goal
2 Minnesota Wild Matt Boldy Goal
3 Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar Saved
3 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Saved
4 Los Angeles Kings Brandt Clarke Goal (winner)
4 Minnesota Wild Vladimir Tarasenko Saved

Team stats

Stat Minnesota Wild Los Angeles Kings
Shots on goal 28 38
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 17 15
Blocked shots 21 18
Giveaways 16 19
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 32/63 (50.8%) 31/63 (49.2%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player
12 M. Boldy L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 22:48
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 1 0 10:49
14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 0 1 +1 2 5 1 0 1 50% 23:12
17 M. Foligno L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:47
18 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 100% 08:34
22 D. Yurov R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 53.3% 14:21
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 +2 0 3 2 0 0 19:32
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 61.5% 14:11
78 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 11:04
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:00
91 V. Tarasenko R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 13:35
97 K. Kaprizov L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 23:59
5 J. Middleton D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 15:14
7 B. Faber D 1 1 2 0 4 3 1 6 0 23:20
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:26
25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 19:23
43 Q. Hughes D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 29:05
46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 20:02
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30 J. Wallstedt 38 35 4 .921 64:11 OT loss

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player
9 A. Kempe R 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 100% 21:54
10 C. Perry R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 1 12:40
11 A. Kopitar C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 36.8% 22:03
14 A. Laferriere R 0 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 40% 18:36
15 A. Turcotte C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 0 64.3% 13:15
22 K. Fiala L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 1 0 22:30
37 W. Foegele L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:02
39 J. Malott L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 07:42
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 17:39
55 Q. Byfield R 1 1 2 0 4 4 1 3 0 55.6% 20:47
79 S. Helenius C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 50% 04:34
96 A. Kuzmenko L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 13:59
2 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:42
5 C. Ceci D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:14
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 16:49
8 D. Doughty D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 0 0 24:09
44 M. Anderson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 22:52
92 B. Clarke D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 17:46
Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
35 D. Kuemper 28 24 4 .857 64:03 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 00:12 Los Angeles Kings Quinton Byfield High sticking 2
2nd 05:13 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek Hooking 2
2nd 06:42 Los Angeles Kings Joel Armia Tripping 2
2nd 15:30 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber Hooking 2
2nd 18:07 Los Angeles Kings Quinton Byfield Holding 2
3rd 17:28 Los Angeles Kings Alex Laferriere Slashing 2
OT 03:28 Minnesota Wild Brock Faber High sticking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
John Hynes
Los Angeles Kings head coach
Jim Hiller
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Furman South
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Julien Fournier
Minnesota Wild scratches
Tyler Pitlick, Matt Kiersted
Los Angeles Kings scratches
Jacob Moverare, Trevor Moore

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

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