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Kings Emerge From Back-and-Forth Game, Edge Wild in ...

The Kings overcame late setbacks to win a shootout after four lead changes, with goalie Darcy Kuemper making 24 saves in a high-scoring game.

  • On Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena, with Quinton Byfield scoring a goal and assist and Samuel Helenius netting his first goal of the season.
  • The Kings took the lead four times, only for the Wild to tie it each time with goals by Jake Middleton, Joel Eriksson Ek, Brock Faber and Matt Boldy that forced overtime.
  • In the four-round shootout, Adrian Kempe and Brandt Clarke scored while Darcy Kuemper stopped attempts by Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko, and Jesper Wallstedt made 34 saves in the loss.
  • On Monday night the teams meet again in Los Angeles, with the first faceoff at 9:30 p.m. CT as the Wild stay in town for game six of a seven-game road trip.
  • The victory gave the Kings momentum following a Thursday loss, as they responded after wilting late in a 5-3 defeat to Tampa Bay, with Darcy Kuemper posting 24 saves.
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Los Angeles in action against Minnesota following shootout victory

The Los Angeles Kings host the Minnesota Wild after the Kings took down the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a shootout.

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The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in a penalty shootout on home ice in the NHL. Slovenian ace and Kings captain Anže Kopitar assisted on the first goal for the City of Angels to take a 1-0 lead in the opening period.

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KARE broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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