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Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, February 18, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Game preview

The Los Angeles Kings visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, February 18, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, ABTV and Wild+.

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

Rest and travel

Kings

Game 2 of a road trip: Winnipeg, now Minnesota.

  1. 82027-02-08: at DAL
  2. 92027-02-09: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: vs DET
  5. 122027-02-12: no game
  6. 132027-02-13: vs CHI
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: vs CGY
  9. 162027-02-16: no game
  10. 172027-02-17: at WPG
  11. 182027-02-18: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,922 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Back home after a game in Dallas.

  1. 82027-02-08: no game
  2. 92027-02-09: no game
  3. 102027-02-10: no game
  4. 112027-02-11: at CAR
  5. 122027-02-12: no game
  6. 132027-02-13: at NYI
  7. 142027-02-14: no game
  8. 152027-02-15: vs OTT
  9. 162027-02-16: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 172027-02-17: no game
  11. 182027-02-18: vs LAK
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~863 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,725 mi
on this 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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