Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings — January 3, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout on January 3, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (LAK 9.46, MIN 9.03), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The Minnesota Wild created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the Los Angeles Kings at 5-on-5. Adrian Kempe scored 2 goals. Matt Boldy scored 2 goals. Andrei Kuzmenko was the most dangerous skater with 1.38 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Los Angeles Kings outshot the Minnesota Wild 43-31 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings progressed on Jan 3, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

MIN4 - 5LAK (SO)

Jan 3, 2026 · Regular Season

Strength:

Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
LAK	P1	25	16	61.0	18	12	60.0	11	5	68.8	17	12	58.6	2	3	40.0	3.69	2.73	57.4	1	1	50.0
	P2	23	26	46.9	15	19	44.1	9	8	52.9	14	14	50.0	4	7	36.4	2.48	3.82	39.3	1	1	50.0
	P3	25	25	50.0	18	17	51.4	13	12	52.0	14	16	46.7	3	3	50.0	2.71	3.37	44.6	2	2	50.0
	OT	11	3	78.6	10	3	76.9	6	3	66.7	10	3	76.9	4	1	80.0	2.39	0.79	75.2	0	0	—
	SO	4	4	50.0	4	4	50.0	4	3	57.1	3	4	42.9	1	3	25.0	1.46	1.98	42.5	2	1	66.7
	Total	88	74	54.3	65	55	54.2	43	31	58.1	58	49	54.2	14	17	45.2	12.73	12.69	50.1	6	5	54.5
MIN	P1	16	25	39.0	12	18	40.0	5	11	31.3	12	17	41.4	3	2	60.0	2.73	3.69	42.6	1	1	50.0
	P2	26	23	53.1	19	15	55.9	8	9	47.1	14	14	50.0	7	4	63.6	3.82	2.48	60.7	1	1	50.0
	P3	25	25	50.0	17	18	48.6	12	13	48.0	16	14	53.3	3	3	50.0	3.37	2.71	55.4	2	2	50.0
	OT	3	11	21.4	3	10	23.1	3	6	33.3	3	10	23.1	1	4	20.0	0.79	2.39	24.8	0	0	—
	SO	4	4	50.0	4	4	50.0	3	4	42.9	4	3	57.1	3	1	75.0	1.98	1.46	57.5	1	2	33.3
	Total	74	88	45.7	55	65	45.8	31	43	41.9	49	58	45.8	17	14	54.8	12.69	12.73	49.9	5	6	45.5

Win Probability

LAK Favored

MIN Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

LAK

MIN

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MIN Attempts

LAK Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

MIN ShootLAK Shoot

Goal

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Takeaway

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (LAK) performed against every skater on the away team (MIN) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = LAK players, Columns = MIN players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the LAK player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

LAK ↓ / MIN →	Eriksson Ek	Sturm	Trenin	Hinostroza	Boldy	Kaprizov	Johansson	Foligno	Zuccarello	Hartman	Yurov	Tarasenko	Faber	Hughes	Brodin	Spurgeon	Bogosian	Middleton
Kopitar	60	56	60	83	59	33	62	50	43	60	40	75	67	53	58	72	33	56
Turcotte	25	100	100	54	36	55	33	78	60	53	75	60	47	53	83	86	60	75
Helenius	75	67	63	0	100	—	100	63	—	50	—	0	60	33	0	0	100	100
Fiala	33	82	78	59	46	57	43	77	67	59	100	63	64	58	71	63	69	64
Kuzmenko	40	91	82	54	55	33	43	92	33	63	50	60	57	60	88	78	50	60
Foegele	0	100	—	100	0	33	0	100	32	100	47	100	33	9	27	20	71	83
Malott	63	58	55	0	63	25	71	58	25	50	33	0	50	0	33	50	46	83
Byfield	20	50	33	100	25	29	23	56	27	50	41	50	42	27	33	25	42	50
Laferriere	53	40	57	75	55	50	40	29	53	36	54	40	40	44	56	58	55	67
Kempe	57	75	83	71	54	29	45	50	38	38	30	43	48	47	63	55	33	47
Armia	38	25	57	100	44	24	57	40	28	71	38	83	60	31	38	50	29	73
Perry	33	60	53	50	20	80	33	56	100	40	100	50	43	33	44	50	69	69
Doughty	50	69	68	33	63	25	50	63	24	57	27	60	50	47	48	62	40	53
Anderson	35	69	67	0	39	18	41	60	17	21	27	18	33	33	41	44	35	38
Ceci	31	40	25	88	31	44	44	29	47	64	64	82	56	31	25	33	63	82
Dumoulin	38	40	25	83	41	53	43	29	50	70	64	88	53	23	25	33	67	84
Clarke	54	77	71	67	44	56	60	80	64	69	75	67	64	63	77	70	64	70
Edmundson	33	83	86	64	21	33	36	75	43	47	71	47	52	48	70	45	50	63