Kings vs. Wild — December 22, 2026: preview

LAKLAK
5-10-2
L3 · L10: 4-6-0
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
Wed, Dec 23
@
Grand Casino Arena
MINMIN
14-3-4
W2 · L10: 8-0-2
W
W
OT
W
W
W
OT
W
W
W
PUCKLAB EDGEMIN 76%

Matchup: Los Angeles Kings (5-10-2) at Minnesota Wild (14-3-4). PuckLab Edge: Wild, 76% (better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams, hotter recent form).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
LAKMIN
Scoring & Defense
2.76GF/GP3.33
3.53GA/GP2.19
−13Goal Diff+24
Analytics
50.45v5 CF%50.6
50.45v5 xGF%52.8
.886SV%.915
51.3FO %47.7
Special Teams & Discipline
22.8PP%27.4
65.5PK%79.7
10.6PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
3-3-2Road / Home5-0-2

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
LAK

LAK Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Artemi PanarinL17811190.6859.6Adrian KempeR1667131.0155.7Brandt ClarkeD1739120.1254.6Alex LaferriereR1738111.0354.5Drew DoughtyD161780.1049.3
MIN

MIN Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Kirill KaprizovL211718350.8155.7Quinn HughesD21622280.2756.4Matt BoldyL211011210.9257.0Joel Eriksson EkC21611171.2258.1Maxim ShabanovR2085130.6747.9

Team Profile

LAK
Avg Age
29.9
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
MIN
Avg Age
29.7
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
196 lbs
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