Minnesota WildWild25-10-8
4Final/SOJan 3, 2026
Los Angeles KingsKings17-14-9
5TVFanDuel SN WestFanDuel SN NorthFanDuel SN WIStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MIN+102
LA−122
Puck line
MIN +1.5−230
LA −1.5+190
Total O/U
Over 5.5−108
Under 5.5−112
- Puck line: Wild +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).
Recap
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Jan 3, 2026 to move to 17-14-9.
The game was played before 18,145.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| LA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Kuemper · L: Wallstedt
Scoring plays
First Period
- LAGoal · 6:08Adrian Kempe Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (15), Alex Laferriere (9)0-1
- MINGoal · 8:28Jake Middleton Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (15), Zach Bogosian (3)1-1
Second Period
- LAGoal · 16:57Corey Perry Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Quinton Byfield (17), Brandt Clarke (14)1-2
- MINGoal · 18:23Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (32)2-2
Third Period
- LAGoal · 4:54Quinton Byfield Goal (6) , assists: none2-3
- MINGoal · 7:33Brock Faber Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Danila Yurov (10), Kirill Kaprizov (25)3-3
- LAGoal · 12:09Samuel Helenius Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Fiala (14), Alex Turcotte (5)3-4
- MINGoal · 17:03Matt Boldy Goal (26) Deflected, assists: Brock Faber (14), Marcus Foligno (4)4-4
Team stats
MINLA
- Shots
- 28
- 38
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 50.8
- 49.2
- Hits
- 17
- 15
- Blocked Shots
- 21
- 18
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 8
Top performers
Minnesota WildLos Angeles Kings
Goals
Brock Faber1
Quinton Byfield1
Assists
Brock Faber1
Quinton Byfield1
Points
Brock Faber2
Quinton Byfield2
Player stats
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:48 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 0 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 10:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19:32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29:05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 4 | 38 | 35 | .921 | 64:11 | 0 |
Kings · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia RW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Quinton Byfield RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:47 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 55.6 | 4 |
| Kevin Fiala LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Warren Foegele LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Adrian Kempe RW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:54 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 | 0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 |
| Jeff Malott LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Corey Perry RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alex Turcotte C | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 | 0 |
Kings · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kings · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper G | 4 | 28 | 24 | .857 | 64:03 | 0 |
Three stars
- Quinton Byfield (LA)
- Samuel Helenius (LA)
- Brandt Clarke (LA)
Game info
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance18,145
OfficialsReferee: Chris Schlenker · Referee: Furman South · Linesman: Kyle Flemington · Linesman: Julien Fournier
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