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Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Thursday, December 3, 2026 · Crypto.com Arena

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Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, December 3, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, ABTV and Wild+.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

Game 3 of a road trip: Chicago and Anaheim, now Los Angeles.

  1. 232026-11-23: at SJS
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: vs UTA
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: vs COL
  6. 282026-11-28: no game
  7. 292026-11-29: at CHI
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: at ANA
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: at LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~27 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,102 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Kings

Another game at home.

  1. 232026-11-23: at MTL
  2. 242026-11-24: no game
  3. 252026-11-25: no game
  4. 262026-11-26: no game
  5. 272026-11-27: at ANA
  6. 282026-11-28: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 292026-11-29: no game
  8. 302026-11-30: no game
  9. 12026-12-01: vs VGK
  10. 22026-12-02: no game
  11. 32026-12-03: vs MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37
Los Angeles KingsKingsTue, Oct 13 vs EDM
  1. L1Panarin#10Kempe#9Byfield#55
    13:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMoore#12Laughton#21Armia#40
    9:16 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHaula#56Perry#90Laferriere#14
    7:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewGustafsson#64Clarke#92
    13:55 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDoughty#8Edmundson#6
    5:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3Ceci#5Anderson#44
    5:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Panarin LKempe RByfield RLaferriere RClarke D3:25
  2. 2Haula LMoore LPerry RDoughty DGustafsson D1:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Moore LLaughton CCeci DAnderson D0:52
  2. 2Haula LArmia RDoughty DEdmundson D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINLAK

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)LAK 1:40 left (11th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)LAK 49.6s (8th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MIN 44% (most often)LAK 33% (9th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series