Minnesota Wild (6-10-1, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (5-11-1, eighth in the Pacific Division)
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Kings play Minnesota.
The Kings are 5-7-0 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles has allowed 18 power-play goals, stopping 70.5% of opponent chances.
The Wild are 0-6-1 against opponents from the Central Division. Minnesota has given up 10 power-play goals, killing 81.5% of opponent chances.
In their last meeting on Oct. 26, Minnesota won 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sean Walker leads the Kings with a plus-four in 17 games played this season. Anze Kopitar has
Eric Staal leads the Wild with 14 points, scoring six goals and adding eight assists. Jason Zucker has recorded 9 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.3 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .899 save percentage.
Kings: 3-6-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.7 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with a .890 save percentage.
Kings Injuries: None listed.
Wild Injuries: Marcus Foligno: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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