Thu, Feb 18, 8:00 p.m. ET · All games
LAK at MIN
Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Grand Casino Arena
Pre-game price · not yet frozen
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 2 of a road trip · rest disadvantage
1 night off · third game in four nights · 1400 km since the last game · rest advantage
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Darcy Kuemper
Jesper Wallstedt
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Los Angeles Kings
L1 Artemi Panarin (top tenth of the league) · Quinton Byfield (above the league middle) · Adrian Kempe (top tenth of the league)
L2 Trevor Moore (below the league middle) · Erik Haula (below the league middle) · Alex Laferriere (below the league middle)
L3 Joel Armia (above the league middle) · Scott Laughton (above the league middle) · Jared Wright
D1 Joel Edmundson (below the league middle) · Brandt Clarke (below the league middle)
D2 Brian Dumoulin (below the league middle) · Drew Doughty (below the league middle)
PP1 Corey Perry (above the league middle) · Quinton Byfield (above the league middle) · Adrian Kempe (top tenth of the league) · Artemi Panarin (top tenth of the league) · Brandt Clarke (below the league middle)
Minnesota Wild
L1 Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)
L2 Blake Coleman (below the league middle) · Ryan Hartman (above the league middle) · Maxim Shabanov (below the league middle)
L3 Marcus Foligno (above the league middle) · Danila Yurov (above the league middle) · Bobby Brink (below the league middle)
D1 Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Jared Spurgeon (above the league middle)
D2 Zach Bogosian · Jonas Brodin (above the league middle)
PP1 Maxim Shabanov (below the league middle) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Los Angeles Kings
Alex Turcotte (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2026-10-22
Jakub Dvorak (D): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-24, expected back 2026-10-31
Jan Jenik (C): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-09-24, expected back 2026-10-24
Kevin Fiala (LW): Out (leg), listed since 2026-02-13, expected back 2026-10-24
Mats Zuccarello (RW): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2026-10-20
Minnesota Wild
Jared Spurgeon (D): Day To Day (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-17
Kirill Kaprizov (LW): Day To Day (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-18
Brock Faber (D): Out (skull), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-03
Filip Gustavsson (G): Out (hip), listed since 2026-09-04, expected back 2026-11-01
Marcus Foligno (LW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-10, expected back 2026-10-20
Nick Foligno (LW): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-10-18
Nico Sturm (C): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2026-10-20
Olli Maatta (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-18
Officials
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)