Overview
- Los Angeles edged Minnesota 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday, the second shootout between the teams this season after the Wild won the Oct. 13 meeting in Saint Paul.
- Monday’s game at Crypto.com Arena is framed as the rubber match of the season series following the split of the first two contests.
- The Wild entered the rematch on a six-game points streak that included a Friday win in Anaheim before short rest on Saturday and a full day off Sunday.
- Matt Boldy forced overtime with a late goal and scored in the shootout, while Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves and excelled in the tiebreaker for the Kings.
- Quinton Byfield posted two points Saturday and has four in his past four games as Los Angeles looks to build consistency, with local reporting indicating Trevor Moore was expected back from illness.