How to Watch Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-19-2023

The Minnesota Wild (2-1) square off against the Los Angeles Kings (1-1-1) at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, October 19 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSW, BSN, and BSWI. The Wild knocked off the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in their last game, while the Kings are coming off a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

Wild vs. Kings Game Info

• Game Day: Thursday, October 19, 2023
• Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Wild and Kings Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Wild Insights

• The Wild ranked 23rd in the NHL last season with 239 goals scored (2.9 per game).
• Defensively, the Wild were one of the stingiest squads in league play, conceding 219 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank sixth.
• Their goal differential (+20) ranked 14th in the league.
• The 54 power-play goals the Wild put up last season (on 252 power-play chances) ranked 15th in the NHL.
• The Wild were 15th in the league with a 21.43% power-play conversion rate.
• The Wild scored 14 shorthanded goals last season.
• The Wild’s 82.03% penalty-kill success rate was 10th-best in the league.
• The Wild won 47.7% of their faceoffs to rank 26th in the NHL.
• The Wild scored on 9.4% of their shots (23rd in the league).
• The Wild shut out opponents five times last season. As a team, they averaged 21.8 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Wild Key Players

• One of Minnesota’s top offensive players a season ago was Kirill Kaprizov, who registered 75 points in 67 contests.
• With 22 goals and 45 assists, Mats Zuccarello was one of the top contributors for Minnesota (67 points, 0.8 per game).
• On 255 shots, Matthew Boldy created 63 points (31 goals, 32 assists) for Minnesota last season.
• As Minnesota’s top keeper last season, Filip Gustavsson recorded 22 wins and 9 losses while giving up 81 goals against 1092 saves.

Wild Injuries

Jared Spurgeon: Upper Body (Out), Matthew Boldy: Undisclosed (Questionable), Alex Goligoski: Lower Body (Questionable)

Kings Insights

• The Kings’ 274 goals last season (3.3 per game) ranked them 10th in the NHL.
• The Kings’ total of 254 goals allowed (3.1 per game) was 16th in the NHL.
• They had the 14th-ranked goal differential in the league at +20.
• The Kings had 68 power-play goals (fourth-most in NHL) on 269 chances.
• The Kings’ power-play percentage (25.28) ranked them fourth in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kings had seven.
• The Kings’ had the 24th-ranked penalty kill percentage (75.84%).
• The Kings won 53.3% of faceoffs, third-best in the NHL.
• The Kings’ 10.3% shooting percentage was 12th in the league.
• The Kings shut out their opponents three times.

Kings Key Players

• Anze Kopitar’s 74 points last season made him a pivotal offensive option for Los Angeles. He recorded 28 goals and 46 assists in 82 games.
• Kevin Fiala helped lead the attack for Los Angeles last season with 23 goals and 49 assists.
• Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe was among the leading scorers on the team with 67 total points (41 goals and 26 assists).
• Cam Talbot was 17-14-2 last season, giving up 95 goals (1.4 goals against average) with an 89.840 save percentage (43rd in the league).

Kings Injuries

Viktor Arvidsson: Lower Body (Out)