NHL

Los Angeles Kings vs Minnesota Wild prediction

Los Angeles Kings3–6–2 · Home Minnesota Wild9–3–2 · Away10:00 PMDec 3

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Los Angeles Kings

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

9:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
10	Artemi Panarin LW	20:23	7	4	11
9	Adrian Kempe C	18:29	3	5	8
14	Alex Laferriere RW	19:08	2	6	8

27 points this season

12MooreLW TW17WardC

55ByfieldRW

2nd line

7:10 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Trevor Moore LW	16:56	1	2	3
17	Taylor Ward C	13:26	1	0	1
55	Quinton Byfield RW	16:49	1	1	2

6 points this season

56HaulaLW

21LaughtonC

40ArmiaRW

3rd line

9:33 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
56	Erik Haula LW	14:01	1	3	4
21	Scott Laughton C	13:48	2	2	4
40	Joel Armia RW	13:14	1	2	3

11 points this season

AL47LeeLW

79HeleniusC JW25WrightRW

4th line

5:35 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
47	Andre Lee LW	7:58	0	2	2
79	Samuel Helenius C	6:52	1	0	1
25	Jared Wright RW	7:25	0	1	1

4 points this season

64GustafssonD

92ClarkeD

1st pair

9:25 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
64	Erik Gustafsson D	18:51	1	1	2
92	Brandt Clarke D	18:13	3	5	8

10 points this season

6EdmundsonD

5CeciD

2nd pair

9:28 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
6	Joel Edmundson D	18:11	1	1	2
5	Cody Ceci D	17:10	0	1	1

3 points this season

44AndersonD

2DumoulinD

3rd pair

13:12 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
44	Mikey Anderson D	16:24	1	1	2
2	Brian Dumoulin D	15:54	1	0	1

3 points this season

Power play unit 1

3:40 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
10	Artemi Panarin F	20:23	7	4	11
14	Alex Laferriere F	19:08	2	6	8
9	Adrian Kempe F	18:29	3	5	8
55	Quinton Byfield F	16:49	1	1	2
64	Erik Gustafsson D	18:51	1	1	2

31 points this season

Power play unit 2

1:24 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Trevor Moore F	16:56	1	2	3
56	Erik Haula F	14:01	1	3	4
17	Taylor Ward F	13:26	1	0	1
47	Andre Lee F	7:58	0	2	2
92	Brandt Clarke D	18:13	3	5	8

18 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:57 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
12	Trevor Moore F	16:56	1	2	3
21	Scott Laughton F	13:48	2	2	4
6	Joel Edmundson D	18:11	1	1	2
5	Cody Ceci D	17:10	0	1	1

10 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Darcy Kuemper #35 (Projected) · Anton Forsberg #31 (Backup)

Minnesota Wild

Last game: Oct 27

1st line

10:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Kirill Kaprizov LW	22:33	14	9	23
14	Joel Eriksson Ek C	19:36	4	5	9
12	Matt Boldy RW	20:18	5	6	11

43 points this season

20ColemanLW

47McCarronC

10BrinkRW

2nd line

5:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman LW	15:29	4	1	5
47	Michael McCarron C	12:32	1	5	6
10	Bobby Brink RW	12:34	1	3	4

15 points this season

22YurovLW YT13TreninC MS49ShabanovRW

3rd line

4:40 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Danila Yurov LW	13:31	4	0	4
13	Yakov Trenin C	12:45	0	2	2
49	Maxim Shabanov RW	13:45	4	2	6

12 points this season

19PitlickLW

78SturmC

38HartmanRW

4th line

4:37 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
19	Tyler Pitlick LW	6:43	0	0	0
78	Nico Sturm C	11:15	0	1	1
38	Ryan Hartman RW	12:41	1	1	2

3 points this season

3MäättäD

25BrodinD

1st pair

10:53 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Olli Määttä D	22:22	1	2	3
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3

6 points this season

43HughesD

46SpurgeonD

2nd pair

6:21 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
43	Quinn Hughes D	29:54	3	13	16
46	Jared Spurgeon D	10:01	1	4	5

21 points this season

24BogosianD MK26KierstedD

3rd pair

5:15 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Zach Bogosian D	14:26	0	0	0
26	Matt Kiersted D	9:42	0	1	1

1 points this season

Power play unit 1

5:58 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
97	Kirill Kaprizov F	22:33	14	9	23
12	Matt Boldy F	20:18	5	6	11
14	Joel Eriksson Ek F	19:36	4	5	9
49	Maxim Shabanov F	13:45	4	2	6
43	Quinn Hughes D	29:54	3	13	16

65 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman F	15:29	4	1	5
22	Danila Yurov F	13:31	4	0	4
38	Ryan Hartman F	12:41	1	1	2
10	Bobby Brink F	12:34	1	3	4
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3

18 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:01 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
22	Danila Yurov F	13:31	4	0	4
78	Nico Sturm F	11:15	0	1	1
3	Olli Määttä D	22:22	1	2	3
24	Zach Bogosian D	14:26	0	0	0

8 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:58 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Blake Coleman F	15:29	4	1	5
47	Michael McCarron F	12:32	1	5	6
25	Jonas Brodin D	21:38	0	3	3
46	Jared Spurgeon D	10:01	1	4	5

19 points this season

Goalies: Jesper Wallstedt #30 (Projected) · Calvin Pickard #31 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (34)

Artemi Panarin · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Adrian Kempe · Ryan Tanner, CC0
Alex Laferriere · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
Trevor Moore · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Quinton Byfield · Ryan Tanner, CC BY-SA 4.0
Erik Haula · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Scott Laughton · Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0
Joel Armia · mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
Samuel Helenius · Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0
Erik Gustafsson · Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brandt Clarke · TheAHL, CC BY-SA 4.0
Joel Edmundson · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cody Ceci · Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mikey Anderson · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brian Dumoulin · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0
Anton Forsberg · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Darcy Kuemper · Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kirill Kaprizov · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Joel Eriksson Ek · JennG, CC BY-SA 2.5
Matt Boldy · Dominic Dobrzensky, CC BY-SA 2.0
Blake Coleman · Elliott Connor, CC BY 2.0
Michael McCarron · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bobby Brink · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Danila Yurov · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyler Pitlick · Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nico Sturm · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ryan Hartman · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Olli Määttä · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jonas Brodin · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Quinn Hughes · Chris Baby, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jared Spurgeon · Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Zach Bogosian · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jesper Wallstedt · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0
Calvin Pickard · ArtBrom, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Darcy Kuemper LOS

.889 save percentage

3.47 GAA · 3–3–1 · 7 starts

Jesper Wallstedt MIN

.922 save percentage

1.99 GAA · 8–2–2 · 12 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)