Saturday, January 3, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, MIN–LAK
- 3.2–3.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- LAK share of xG
- 54.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–39
- MIN–LAK
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Kings beat the Wild 5-4 in a shootout, and the chances agreed: 3.9 expected goals to 3.2. Jake Middleton scored for the first time in 52 games. Drew Doughty had 11 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Jake MiddletonDrought over
Jake Middleton scored for the first time in 52 games. He also blocked 6 shots. The Wild fell 5-4 to the Kings in a shootout.
- Drew DoughtyVolume
Drew Doughty had 11 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.8. The Kings beat the Wild 5-4 in a shootout.
- Adrian KempeVolume
Adrian Kempe had 11 shot attempts. Five reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 6.5 attempts a game. The Kings beat the Wild 5-4 in a shootout.
- Kevin FialaVolume
Kevin Fiala had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 6.0 attempts a game. The Kings beat the Wild 5-4 in a shootout.
- Samuel HeleniusDrought over
Samuel Helenius scored for the first time in 19 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 5-4 for the Kings in a shootout.
- Brock FaberShot blocker
Brock Faber got in front of 6 shots. He has 9 goals this season. He played 23:20 and had three shots on goal. The Wild fell 5-4 to the Kings in a shootout.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
8 goals from 112 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 29:05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 23:59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Brock Faber D | 23:20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 6 | 43 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 23:12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Matt Boldy L | 22:48 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 20:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 3 | 2 | 45 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 19:32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
| Marcus Johansson L | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Jake Middleton D | 15:14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 14:26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Danila Yurov R | 14:21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 13:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 12:47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| Nico Sturm C | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 10:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 | 1 | 52 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Doughty D | 24:09 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Mikey Anderson D | 22:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| Kevin Fiala L | 22:30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.69 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| Anze Kopitar C | 22:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| Adrian Kempe R | 21:54 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.38 | 2 | 3 | 44 |
| Quinton Byfield R | 20:47 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.70 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | 19:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Cody Ceci D | 19:14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Alex Laferriere R | 18:36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 48 |
| Brandt Clarke D | 17:46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| Joel Armia R | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 2 | 53 |
| Joel Edmundson D | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Warren Foegele L | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko L | 13:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Alex Turcotte C | 13:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 70 |
| Corey Perry R | 12:40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.64 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Jeff Malott L | 7:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Samuel Helenius C | 4:34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
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