Match Info

NHL

Date: 5 January 2026, Monday

Location: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Los Angeles Kings		Minnesota Wild

	1	X	2
	2.6	3.8	2.4	Watch
	2.62	4.05	2.36
	2.6	4.14	2.35	Watch
	2.63	4	2.38
	2.7	4.27	2.35
	2.65	4	2.3
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.63 ↑ (2.3)	4.04 ↓ (4.09)	2.36 ↓ (2.65)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Los Angeles Kings
36.1%

Draw
23.5%

Minnesota Wild
40.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

41.1%

23.1%

35.7%

Our Initial ML Estimation

40.9%

23%

35.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Los Angeles Kings has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5%)

Minnesota Wild has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+4.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Los Angeles Kings than the current prediction. (+4.8%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Minnesota Wild than the current prediction. (-4.5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
27.3%	45.5%	27.3%

Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild Predictions

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Los Angeles will win (votes: 3 - 27.3%). Minnesota will win (votes: 3 - 27.3%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 45.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 16.1% – 74.9%.

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DNB - Minnesota (1.84) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH -1.5, 1st Period - Los Angeles (6.69) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Los Angeles Kings will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Los Angeles (votes: 4 - 80%). Minnesota (votes: 1 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:3

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Lineups

Line 1
35. Kuemper D. (G)	32. Gustavsson F. (G)
8. Doughty D. (A)	7. Faber B.
44. Anderson M.	43. Hughes Q.
9. Kempe A. (A)	36. Zuccarello M.
11. Kopitar A. (C)	22. Yurov D.
14. Laferriere A.	97. Kaprizov K. (A)
Line 2
92. Clarke B.	46. Spurgeon J. (C)
6. Edmundson J.	25. Brodin J.
40. Armia J.	12. Boldy M.
55. Byfield Q.	14. Eriksson J.
37. Foegele W.	90. Johansson M.
Line 3
5. Ceci C.	26. Kiersted M.
2. Dumoulin B.	5. Middleton J.
96. Kuzmenko A.	18. Hinostroza V.
15. Turcotte A.	38. Hartman R.
22. Fiala K.	91. Tarasenko V.
Line 4
10. Perry C.	13. Trenin Y.
79. Helenius S.	78. Sturm N.
39. Malott J.	17. Foligno M. (A)
Substitutes
31. Forsberg A. (G)	30. Wallstedt J. (G)
Coaches
. Hiller J.	. Hynes J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 0)
12:16, Doughty D. (2 min),
2nd Period (2 - 0)
01:25, Byfield Q. (2 min),
07:35, Kuzmenko A. (2 min),
15:34, 1 - 0, Foegele W. (G), Dumoulin B. (A), Malott J. (A2)
17:53, 2 - 0, Fiala K. (G), Kuzmenko A. (A), Turcotte A. (A2)
20:00, Kempe A. (2 min),
20:00, Yurov D. (2 min),
3rd Period (2 - 2)
05:55, 2 - 1, Spurgeon J. (G), Brodin J. (A), Sturm N. (A2)
09:20, 3 - 1, Kuzmenko A. (G), Dumoulin B. (A),
11:05, Kempe A. (2 min),
13:03, Anderson M. (2 min),
15:21, 3 - 2, Hartman R. (G), Spurgeon J. (A), Faber B. (A2)
18:21, 4 - 2, Kempe A. (G), Laferriere A. (A), Byfield Q. (A2)

Preview

Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 8 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Los Angeles won 3.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Los Angeles may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Los Angeles has had a series of home games.

Recently, Minnesota has had a series of away games.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in Minnesota: Hunt D. (Injury)

There are questionable in Los Angeles: Moore T. (Illness)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Los Angeles won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 10 matches, and goals 63:54. (average 3.2:2.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Los Angeles won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 27:16. (average 3:1.8).

Outrights of NHL for now

Minnesota Wild: 5.97% Los Angeles Kings: 2.45%

Last Results with these Odds

Los Angeles Kings - the odds 2.3 are the expected chance of winning is 41.15%, but this team recently wins 50% of matches with these odds.

Minnesota Wild - the odds 2.65 are the expected chance of winning is 35.71%, but this team recently wins 23% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Los Angeles Kings
NHL
03.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	5:4 penalties ✺
01.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Tampa Bay Lightning	3:5 ✺
29.12.25	Colorado Avalanche - Los Angeles Kings	5:2 ✺
27.12.25	Los Angeles Kings - Anaheim Ducks	6:1 ✺
23.12.25	Los Angeles Kings - Seattle Kraken	2:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.7 WLLWL
- Minnesota Wild
NHL
03.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	5:4 penalties ✺
02.01.26	Anaheim Ducks - Minnesota Wild	2:5 ✺
31.12.25	San Jose Sharks - Minnesota Wild	4:3 penalties ✺
29.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Minnesota Wild	2:5 ✺
27.12.25	Winnipeg Jets - Minnesota Wild	3:4 OT ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.7 LWLWW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
03.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	5:4 penalties
13.10.25	Minnesota Wild - Los Angeles Kings	4:3 penalties
17.03.25	Minnesota Wild - Los Angeles Kings	3:1
07.12.24	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	4:1
05.11.24	Minnesota Wild - Los Angeles Kings	1:5
15.04.24	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	1:3
20.03.24	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	6:0

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