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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Dec 3, 10:00 PM ET
Darcy Kuemper · 0.891 SV%
The preseason ratings make Minnesota Wild 52.7% to win on the road: barely a lean at all, worth 2.7 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project MIN for 101 points and LAK for 90.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (51.2% to 51.7%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Calvin Pickard (MIN) saved 0.0 goals above expected to Darcy Kuemper's -22.9, on save percentages of 0.893 and 0.891.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Minnesota Wild over Los Angeles Kings is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
MIN
Calvin Pickard
13 games, 2025-26
LAK
Darcy Kuemper
50 games, 2025-26
| MIN | Metric | LAK |
|---|---|---|
| 51.2% | xGF% (5v5) | 51.7% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Minnesota Wild
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Boldy | L | 35 | 45 | 80 |
 Kirill Kaprizov | L | 38 | 41 | 79 |
 Quinn Hughes | D | 12 | 67 | 78 |
 Brock Faber | D | 13 | 35 | 47 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artemi Panarin | L | 25 | 47 | 72 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | MIN @ LAK | LAK | MIN 2–4 LAK | Correct |
| 2026-01-03 | MIN @ LAK | LAK | MIN 5–6 LAK | Correct |
| 2025-10-13 | LAK @ MIN | MIN | LAK 3–4 MIN | Correct |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 101 | 65.5% |
| Los Angeles Kings | 90 | 44.3% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
 Adrian Kempe | R | 27 | 31 | 58 |
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 Quinton Byfield | R | 22 | 31 | 52 |
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 Kevin Fiala | L | 22 | 28 | 50 |
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