Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles KingsJan 3, 2026

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	1	1	2	0	0	4		MIN	5	8	12	3	28
LAK	1	1	2	0	1	5		LAK	11	9	13	6	39

: MIN 70LAK 84
: MIN 3.54LAK 3.88
PP goals: MIN 1LAK 1
Hits: MIN 17LAK 15
Blocks: MIN 21LAK 18
PIM: MIN 6LAK 8
: MIN 51%LAK 49%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Los Angeles Kings edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (SO)

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 5–4 in a shootout at home. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:54 together.

Points
Brock Faber had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:20.Faber
Points
Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:47.Byfield
PP1
MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Hughes and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:54 together.Zuccarello Eriksson Ek Kaprizov Hughes Boldy
Goalie
Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) faced 38 shots and stopped 35 (.921), +9 against a season average of 29.1; the overtime loss.Wallstedt
Usage
Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) played 23:12, +4:11 up on his 19:01 season average over 69 games.Eriksson Ek
Usage
Kevin Fiala (LAK) played 22:30, +3:26 up on his 19:04 season average over 55 games.Fiala
Usage
Samuel Helenius (LAK) played 4:34, −3:29 down on his 8:03 season average over 52 games.Helenius
Usage
Joel Armia (LAK) played 17:39, +3:39 up on his 14:00 season average over 66 games.Armia

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← MIN attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 154 of 154 attempts · LAK 84 · MIN 70

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK pressure
MIN pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 25% of the game, LAK 30%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

LAK

MIN

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against MIN skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MIN	LAK
	66	80
	2.86	3.01
	2.67	2.88
	12	11
	10	6
	22	22
	−0.021	+0.022
	25%	30%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Kaprizov – Yurov
11:3354% CF
L2Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
10:2143% CF
L3Foligno – Trenin – Sturm
8:3041% CF
L4Tarasenko – Hinostroza – Hartman
7:1337% CF
D1Hughes – Faber
17:2843% CF
D2Spurgeon – Brodin
14:0343% CF
D3Bogosian – Middleton
10:5635% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Hughes – Boldy
4:54100% CF
PP2Spurgeon – Johansson – Tarasenko – Hartman – Faber
0:22
PK1FFoligno – Sturm
1:10
PK2FEriksson Ek – Boldy
0:56
PK1DSpurgeon – Brodin
0:56
PK2DBogosian – Middleton
0:28

Current MIN line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Fiala – Turcotte – Kuzmenko
9:3064% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Laferriere
8:4862% CF
L3Armia – Foegele – Byfield
8:4440% CF
L4Perry – Malott – Helenius
3:0450% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
16:5148% CF
D2Dumoulin – Ceci
15:1559% CF
D3Edmundson – Clarke
11:2169% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Armia – Kempe – Laferriere
1:21100% CF
PP2Perry – Fiala – Byfield – Clarke – Kuzmenko
1:2050% CF
PK1FArmia – Foegele
1:49
PK2FKempe – Laferriere
1:31
PK1DEdmundson – Anderson
3:27
PK2DDumoulin – Ceci
1:14

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: MIN 4 – 5 LAK.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.49	0	0	0	23:59	—	—	54	74
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.36	2	0	0	19:32	—	—	52	72
Danila Yurov R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.25	0	0	0	14:21	—	—	52	74
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.35	1	0	2	23:12	—	—	43	44
Matt Boldy L	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.80	0	0	0	22:48	—	—	43	49
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	16:00	—	—	49	54
Marcus Foligno L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.25	2	1	0	12:47	—	—	41	59
Nico Sturm C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	11:04	—	—	39	53
Yakov Trenin C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	5	1	0	10:49	—	—	39	44
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:11	—	—	46	31
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	0	0	0	13:35	—	—	41	18
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	0	0	0	8:34	—	—	35	5
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	0	1	0	29:05	—	—	45	38
Brock Faber D	D1	1	1	2	0	3	0.28	1	6	4	23:20	—	—	45	50
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	3	2	0	20:02	—	—	49	51
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	3	0	19:23	—	—	50	67
Jake Middleton D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.05	1	6	0	15:14	—	—	35	36
Zach Bogosian D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	14:26	—	—	47	60

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jesper Wallstedt(start)	O	38	35	4	.921	3.88	64:11

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.96	0	1	0	22:30	—	—	67	76
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.48	0	0	0	13:59	—	—	66	72
Alex Turcotte C	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.12	0	2	0	13:15	—	—	65	59
Anze Kopitar C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.10	0	4	0	22:03	—	—	58	53
Adrian Kempe R	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.38	2	2	0	21:54	—	—	51	37
Alex Laferriere R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	3	0	2	18:36	—	—	55	40
Quinton Byfield R	L3	1	1	2	0	4	0.64	1	3	4	20:47	—	—	40	34
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	2	2	17:39	—	—	48	55
Warren Foegele L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	15:02	—	—	44	38
Corey Perry R	L4	1	0	1	-1	4	0.47	0	0	0	12:40	—	—	50	19
Jeff Malott L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	7:42	—	—	50	26
Samuel Helenius C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	1	1	0	4:34	—	—	64	72
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.21	1	0	0	24:09	—	—	50	37
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	2	0	22:52	—	—	44	36
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	19:42	—	—	58	51
Cody Ceci D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	0	0	0	19:14	—	—	55	51
Brandt Clarke D	D3	0	1	1	+2	3	0.02	0	1	0	17:46	—	—	69	73
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	1	0	0	16:49	—	—	60	60

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	28	24	4	.857	3.54	64:03

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Quinton Byfield (LAK) 3rd 4:54 · unassisted · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 6.4 mph shot · 4.6 s from entry to goal.

Quinton Byfield · 3rd 4:54 · LAK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.4 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Entry to goal: 4.6 s

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Adrian Kempe · 1st 6:08 · LAK

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 22.3 mph
Distance: 52 ft

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Jake Middleton · 1st 8:28 · MIN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 66.3 mph
Distance: 37 ft
Type: one-timer

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Corey Perry · 2nd 16:57 · LAK PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 27.2 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: one-timer

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Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 18:23 · MIN PP

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 52.7 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Brock Faber · 3rd 7:33 · MIN

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.2 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 s
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Samuel Helenius · 3rd 12:09 · LAK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.6 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s

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Matt Boldy · 3rd 17:03 · MIN

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.9 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 8.2 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles KingsJan 3, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Los Angeles Kings edge Minnesota Wild 5–4 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Minnesota Wild

Los Angeles Kings

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Los Angeles Kings

Goal anatomy

Quinton Byfield · 3rd 4:54 · LAK

Adrian Kempe · 1st 6:08 · LAK

Jake Middleton · 1st 8:28 · MIN

Corey Perry · 2nd 16:57 · LAK PP

Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 18:23 · MIN PP

Brock Faber · 3rd 7:33 · MIN

Samuel Helenius · 3rd 12:09 · LAK

Matt Boldy · 3rd 17:03 · MIN