Venue & Game Details
Location: Grand Casino Arena, 199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: ESPN+ / Bally Sports North / Bally Sports West
Radio: KFAN 100.3 (Wild), iHeartRadio AM 570 (Kings)
Team Records & Recent Form
Los Angeles Kings (1-2-0): Opened with a win but have since dropped two straight, including a 4–2 loss to Colorado. The Kings finished last season 48-25-9, ranking 14th in goals scored (249) and 2nd in goals allowed (214).
Minnesota Wild (1-1-0): Defeated Nashville in overtime before falling 7–4 to Columbus despite Kirill Kaprizov’s two-goal effort. Last season, Minnesota went 45-30-7, ranking 25th in scoring (225 goals) but 15th in goals allowed (236).
Recent Form (last 5 games, including preseason):
Kings: L–W–L–W–L
Wild: L–W–W–W–L
Injury Report
Kings: No major injuries reported.
Wild: No significant injuries listed.
Key Player Matchups
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) vs. Anze Kopitar (LAK): Kaprizov is Minnesota’s offensive engine, while Kopitar remains LA’s two-way leader.
Kevin Fiala (LAK) vs. Matt Boldy (MIN): Fiala, a former Wild star, faces his old team; Boldy is emerging as Minnesota’s secondary scoring threat.
Goaltending: Cam Talbot (LAK) vs. Filip Gustavsson (MIN). Talbot has been inconsistent early, while Gustavsson is looking to bounce back after allowing 7 goals to Columbus.
Series History
2024–25 season series: Kings won 2 of 3 meetings, outscoring Minnesota 9–6.
Recent trend: Los Angeles has won 4 of the last 6 against Minnesota, though the Wild are 3-1-1 in their last 5 home games vs. LA.
Betting Trends
Minnesota was 28-13-0 as a home favorite last season.
Los Angeles struggled on the road last year (17-21-6).
42 of Minnesota’s 88 games last season went Over 5.5 goals.
Kings games went Over in 41 of 88 contests.
Score Projection: Wild 4 – Kings 3 (OT)
Game Odds
Los Angeles Kings 5.5
Minnesota Wild – 125
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 12, 2025
