The Los Angeles Kings (43-26-11), winners of eight straight home games, host the Minnesota Wild (38-32-10) at Crypto.com Arena on Monday at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN.
Kings vs. Wild Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Monday, April 15, 2024
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
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Kings and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Kings Insights
- The Kings’ 248 total goals (3.1 per game) make them the 17th-ranked scoring team in the league.
- The Kings have conceded 203 total goals (2.5 per game), ranking third in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
- Their goal differential (+45) makes them 10th-best in the league.
- The 54 power-play goals the Kings have scored this season (to rank 14th in the NHL) have come on 240 power-play chances.
- The Kings have the league’s 12th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.5%).
- The 11 shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season rank third among NHL squads.
- The Kings kill 85.14% of opponent power plays, the second-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Kings win 50.5% of their faceoffs (15th in the NHL)
- The Kings connect on 9.7% of their shots (22nd in the league).
- The Kings have secured seven shutouts this season. Their skaters average 18.9 hits and 15.6 blocked shots per game.
Kings Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Los Angeles, Adrian Kempe has recorded 73 points.
- Kevin Fiala is another of Los Angeles’ top contributors currently with 72 total points (29 goals and 43 assists) to his name.
- On 130 shots (for 26 goals) and 44 assists, Anze Kopitar has recorded 70 points this season.
- As Los Angeles’ top goalie, Cam Talbot has recorded 26 wins and 19 losses this season while allowing 123 goals with 1326 saves.
Kings Injuries
Pheonix Copley: Knee (Out For Season), Anze Kopitar: Undisclosed (Questionable), Carl Grundstrom: Lower Body (Out)
Wild Insights
- The Wild have 242 goals this season (3.0 per game), 21st in the NHL.
- The Wild allow 3.2 goals per game (255 in total), 20th in the NHL.
- They have the 18th-ranked goal differential in the league at -13.
- The Wild have 59 power-play goals (on 266 chances), eighth in the NHL.
- The Wild have the league’s 13th-ranked power-play percentage (22.18).
- The Wild have three shorthanded goals (27th in NHL).
- The Wild’s have the 30th-ranked penalty kill percentage (74.22%).
- The Wild are 26th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.2%).
- With a shooting percentage of 10%, the Wild are 17th in the league.
- The Wild have shut out their opponent six times. They are averaging 16.8 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- Kirill Kaprizov’s 44 goals and 49 assists in 73 games for Minnesota add up to 93 total points on the season.
- Matthew Boldy has helped lead the offense for Minnesota this season with 28 goals and 38 assists.
- Joel Eriksson Ek’s 31 goals and 32 assists add up to 63 points this season.
- Filip Gustavsson has an .898 save percentage (46th in the league), with 1130 total saves, allowing 128 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has put up a 19-17-5 record this season.
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Mats Zuccarello: Personal (Questionable), Frederick Gaudreau: Personal (Questionable), Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season), Marcus Foligno: Undisclosed (Out For Season)