Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 5: final score and stats
Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Wild 4 to Los Angeles Kings 5, on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild.
NHLSaturday, January 3, 2026
DateJan 3, 2026
Start time9:00 PM ET
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
TVESPN+
Attendance18,145
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Kings | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Minnesota WildLos Angeles Kings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
25-10-8Record17-14-9
1st in Central DivisionStanding7th in Pacific Division
8-5Road record / home record2-6
WLWWWLast 5LLWLW
W1StreakL2
Team stats
Minnesota WildLos Angeles Kings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Minnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveLos Angeles Kings
Kevin Fiala LW · Lower Leg - Surgery
Injured ReserveJakub Dvorak D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveDrew Doughty D · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayErik Gustafsson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Day-To-DayBox score
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:48 | 4:53 | 1:40 | 16:15 | 22 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:12 | 5:01 | 2:09 | 16:02 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 11:34 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:11 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 13:26 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 15:08 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 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 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 9:29 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:35 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 12:51 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 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 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:21 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19:32 | 4:54 | 0:00 | 14:38 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 13:57 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:00 | 3:12 | 16:11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:20 | 0:26 | 0:44 | 22:10 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29:05 | 5:22 | 0:00 | 23:43 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:01 | 1:16 | 13:57 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:46 | 3:15 | 16:01 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 35 | .921 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 64:11 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 1:27 | 2:14 | 13:58 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Quinton Byfield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:47 | 1:22 | 1:59 | 17:26 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kevin Fiala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:30 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 19:30 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Foegele | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:02 | 0:00 | 3:21 | 11:41 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Helenius | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Kempe | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:54 | 3:07 | 1:31 | 17:16 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anze Kopitar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:03 | 3:28 | 0:30 | 18:05 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 12:59 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Laferriere | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 1:28 | 1:55 | 15:13 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Malott | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:42 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:40 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 9:40 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Turcotte | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:15 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:52 | 0:00 | 4:06 | 18:46 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ceci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 17:19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandt Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 16:13 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:09 | 1:23 | 0:20 | 22:26 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 18:04 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Edmundson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 13:18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 64:03 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings?
Los Angeles Kings won, 5-4, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings?
Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 5.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Brock Faber (1 goals). Los Angeles Kings: Quinton Byfield (1 goals).
Where is Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings played?
crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
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