Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings — January 5, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on January 5, 2026. The Los Angeles Kings controlled play with 57.0% Corsi and generated 9.13 expected goals compared to 5.94 from the Minnesota Wild at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Los Angeles Kings created 15 high-danger scoring chances compared to 12 from the Minnesota Wild at 5-on-5. Warren Foegele was the most dangerous skater with 1.88 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Minnesota Wild outshot the Los Angeles Kings 35-33 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 5, 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

MIN2 - 4LAK

Jan 5, 2026 · Regular Season

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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	18	21	46.2	13	13	50.0	7	10	41.2	12	15	44.4	2	5	28.6	1.97	3.05	39.2	0	0	—
	P2	30	18	62.5	21	11	65.6	16	8	66.7	19	12	61.3	9	6	60.0	5.03	2.28	68.8	2	0	100.0
	P3	16	32	33.3	11	28	28.2	10	17	37.0	11	21	34.4	6	9	40.0	3.49	7.32	32.3	2	2	50.0
	Total	64	71	47.4	45	52	46.4	33	35	48.5	42	48	46.7	17	20	45.9	10.49	12.65	45.3	4	2	66.7
MIN	P1	21	18	53.8	13	13	50.0	10	7	58.8	15	12	55.6	5	2	71.4	3.05	1.97	60.8	0	0	—
	P2	18	30	37.5	11	21	34.4	8	16	33.3	12	19	38.7	6	9	40.0	2.28	5.03	31.2	0	2	0.0
	P3	32	16	66.7	28	11	71.8	17	10	63.0	21	11	65.6	9	6	60.0	7.32	3.49	67.7	2	2	50.0
	Total	71	64	52.6	52	45	53.6	35	33	51.5	48	42	53.3	20	17	54.1	12.65	10.49	54.7	2	4	33.3

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

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	Trenin	Sturm	Hinostroza	Kaprizov	Boldy	Johansson	Foligno	Zuccarello	Tarasenko	Yurov	Hartman	Hughes	Faber	Spurgeon	Brodin	Middleton	Kiersted
Turcotte	67	44	57	0	75	60	86	31	86	13	25	8	50	38	27	36	50	63
Helenius	40	43	42	25	17	33	100	43	29	29	50	0	33	50	25	33	40	38
Kopitar	79	100	—	—	—	77	79	—	—	—	—	—	67	75	100	100	67	—
Fiala	67	13	67	17	67	62	78	36	67	40	25	18	42	44	56	44	57	50
Foegele	9	78	50	—	43	21	80	67	50	23	71	20	47	57	55	67	50	67
Malott	50	47	36	33	90	100	—	47	100	40	92	0	80	88	50	57	45	45
Kuzmenko	75	67	80	14	75	100	100	60	100	36	100	30	67	86	55	50	50	40
Byfield	29	75	80	100	47	33	60	83	49	38	65	29	44	57	56	71	100	100
Kempe	69	67	50	—	53	67	75	50	62	31	33	20	52	58	62	92	75	—
Laferriere	65	86	—	0	47	59	80	50	56	40	100	30	54	67	67	77	67	100
Perry	29	36	55	20	30	38	—	44	30	25	33	0	29	20	40	36	50	33
Armia	0	—	—	—	38	0	0	—	42	0	56	0	33	50	100	—	100	—
Anderson	71	75	57	67	55	60	76	63	63	44	62	27	63	67	60	75	63	75
Edmundson	33	38	50	0	16	38	74	20	22	15	13	10	22	28	30	48	50	57
Doughty	74	71	78	67	59	60	88	78	64	44	50	20	63	63	62	75	73	60
Clarke	67	30	70	0	29	79	80	46	25	20	20	9	23	53	58	50	70	25
Ceci	22	40	25	0	42	22	80	36	43	30	85	29	36	71	50	56	36	25
Dumoulin	38	50	25	0	62	29	60	42	69	14	85	17	53	64	55	71	33	25