MIN
MIN
Minnesota Wild
45-23-12 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
SO
W
W
OT
L
W
W
W
W
Final/SO
4—5
2026-01-03 · Crypto.com Arena
LAK
LAK
Los Angeles Kings
34-26-19 · W4 · L10: 6-1-3
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
OT
OT
LAK dominated expected goals 4.2 to 2.5 · Decided in a shootout

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MIN xG
2.50
ACTUAL
4 — 5
LAK xG
4.18

Scoring Timeline

0.09
MED xG
LAK1P 06:08Even Strength
Adrian Kempe
9
Adrian Kempe(14)
R · LAK · #9
Anze Kopitar (15), Alex Laferriere (9)
MIN 0 - 1 LAK
0.03
LOW xG
MIN1P 08:28Even Strength
Jake Middleton
5
Jake Middleton(1)
D · MIN · #5
Mats Zuccarello (15), Zach Bogosian (3)
MIN 1 - 1 LAK
0.26
HIGH xG
LAK2P 16:57Power Play
Corey Perry
10
Corey Perry(9)
R · LAK · #10
Quinton Byfield (17), Brandt Clarke (14)
MIN 1 - 2 LAK
0.07
MED xG
MIN2P 18:23Power Play
Joel Eriksson Ek
14
Joel Eriksson Ek(11)
C · MIN · #14
Quinn Hughes (32)
MIN 2 - 2 LAK
0.75
HIGH xG
LAK3P 04:54Even Strength
Quinton Byfield
55
Quinton Byfield(6)
R · LAK · #55
MIN 2 - 3 LAK
0.05
MED xG
MIN3P 07:33Even Strength
Brock Faber
7
Brock Faber(9)
D · MIN · #7
Danila Yurov (10), Kirill Kaprizov (25)
MIN 3 - 3 LAK
0.06
MED xG
LAK3P 12:09Even Strength
Samuel Helenius
79
Samuel Helenius(1)
C · LAK · #79
Kevin Fiala (14), Alex Turcotte (5)
MIN 3 - 4 LAK
0.26
HIGH xG
MIN3P 17:03Even Strength
Matt Boldy
12
Matt Boldy(26)
L · MIN · #12
Brock Faber (14), Marcus Foligno (4)
MIN 4 - 4 LAK

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jesper Wallstedt
30
Jesper Wallstedt
G · MIN · #30
35/38 saves, .921 SV%, +0.4 GSAx
★2
Darcy Kuemper
35
Darcy Kuemper
G · LAK · #35
24/28 saves, .857 SV%, -1.4 GSAx
★3
Brock Faber
7
Brock Faber
D · MIN · #7
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

MINLAK
28Shots38
2.50xGF4.18
45.1CF%54.9
50.8FO%49.2
1/4PP1/3
17Hits15
21Blocks18
16Giveaways19
5Takeaways4
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodMIN SOGLAK SOGMIN xGLAK xG
1st4100.490.86
2nd780.780.74
3rd10110.971.19
OT360.271.38
Total24352.514.17

Penalties

7 TOTAL
2P 00:12
LAK
Quinton Byfieldhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes
2P 05:13
MIN
Joel Eriksson Ekhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Quinton Byfield
2P 06:42
LAK
Joel Armiatripping (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Boldy
2P 15:30
MIN
Brock Faberhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Brandt Clarke
2P 18:07
LAK
Quinton Byfieldholding (2 min)
Drawn by Danila Yurov
3P 17:28
LAK
Alex Laferriereslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Quinn Hughes
OT 03:28
MIN
Brock Faberhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Kevin Fiala