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Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

Los Angeles KingsLos AngelesKingsAway

vs

Minnesota WildMinnesotaWildHome

ESPN+ · HULU · Disney+

Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU and Disney+.

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

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 5 of a road trip: Detroit, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Buffalo, now Minnesota.

  1. 122026-12-12: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: at DET
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at PIT
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: at CBJ
  9. 202026-12-20: at BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~721 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,364 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 122026-12-12: vs WPG
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: vs TOR
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: no game
  7. 182026-12-18: vs ANA
  8. 192026-12-19: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: vs LAK
rest since last game
2 days
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

LAKMIN

Settled lines

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

LAK 61% (8th most shuffled)MIN 58% (7th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

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