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Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
3292H
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19M
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21S
The read
Ryan Hartman has solved Darcy Kuemper before, 8 goals on 38 shots. But the problem is Quinton Byfield, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Wild.
Grand Casino Arena
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Kings
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Dylan Loucks · as of Oct 3
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Ryan Hartman has solved Darcy Kuemper before, 8 goals on 38 shots. But the problem is Quinton Byfield, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Wild.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Ryan Hartman has 8 goals on Darcy Kuemper (38 shots).
(Minnesota)
8
goals on Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Jonas Brodin has 25 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(Minnesota)
0/25
vs Darcy Kuemper
Player
Jared Spurgeon has 5 points in his last 4 games against Los Angeles. See the games →
(Minnesota)
5
pts, last 4 vs LAK
Player
Quinton Byfield has 5 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Los Angeles)
5
pts, last 4 vs MIN