Wild 2–4 Kings — Final Score & Stats (Jan 5, 2026)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Andrei Kuzmenko

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:33 TOI

2nd star 👑 LAK

Brian Dumoulin

2 A

1 shots · 16:20 TOI

3rd star 👑 LAK

Darcy Kuemper

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

👑 Warren Foegele Go-ahead 2nd · 15:34

Assists: Brian Dumoulin, Jeff Malott · beat Filip Gustavsson

0–1

👑 Kevin Fiala 2nd · 17:52

Assists: Andrei Kuzmenko, Alex Turcotte · beat Filip Gustavsson

0–2

3rd period

🌲 Jared Spurgeon 3rd · 05:55

Assists: Jonas Brodin, Nico Sturm · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–2

👑 Andrei Kuzmenko 3rd · 09:20

Assists: Brian Dumoulin · beat Filip Gustavsson

1–3

🌲 Ryan Hartman PP 3rd · 15:21

Assists: Jared Spurgeon, Brock Faber · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–3

👑 Adrian Kempe Empty net 3rd · 18:21

Assists: Alex Laferriere, Quinton Byfield

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Kaprizov · Boldy · Eriksson Ek 21:01

L2 Zuccarello · Tarasenko · Hartman 15:50

L3 Foligno · Johansson · Trenin 12:57

L4 Sturm · Hinostroza · Yurov 11:16

D1 Hughes · Faber 26:28

D2 Spurgeon · Brodin 18:30

D3 Middleton · Kiersted 10:19

👑Kings

L1 Fiala · Byfield · Laferriere 18:05

L2 Foegele · Kempe · Perry 16:42

L3 Kuzmenko · Turcotte · Helenius 13:21

L4 Malott · Kopitar · Armia 9:14

D1 Anderson · Doughty 23:45

D2 Edmundson · Ceci 19:26

D3 Clarke · Dumoulin 16:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN LAK👑

35 Shots on goal 33

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

22 Hits 10

19 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 5

15 Giveaways 20

4 Penalty minutes 14

MIN shooting 5.7% (2/35) LAK shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Filip Gustavsson

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 57:42 TOI

👑Kings

Darcy Kuemper

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

MIN LAK

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 10-1-4 (67% win rate, 15 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 5-5-4 (36% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Wild

Wild — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Kings

Kings — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 2–1

Jan 32026 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–5 SO Oct 132025 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 3–4 SO Mar 172025 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 1–3 Dec 72024 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 1–4 Nov 52024 👑LAK @ 🌲MIN 5–1

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MIN vs LAK, answered

Who won Wild vs Kings on January 5, 2026?

Kings won 4–2. The final score was Wild 2, Kings 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman.

Who scored for Kings?

Adrian Kempe, Andrei Kuzmenko, Kevin Fiala, Warren Foegele.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Wild vs Kings season series?

Kings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌲 Wild

BeforeJan 3 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–5 AfterJan 8 🌲MIN @ 🦑SEA 3–2

👑 Kings

BeforeJan 3 🌲MIN @ 👑LAK 4–5 AfterJan 7 🦈SJS @ 👑LAK 4–3

Also on January 5

🦣UTA 3–2 🗽NYR 🦆ANA 4–7 🦅WSH 🐙DET 5–3 🏛️OTT 🦑SEA 5–1 🔥CGY

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