7 p.m. vs. Los Angeles • Xcel Energy Center • FSN, 100.3-FM

Preview: After a 2-1 road trip, the Wild returns to Xcel Energy Center, where it has gone 7-1 this season. It is outscoring opponents 32-16 at home. The Stanley Cup champs have a 1-5-3 road record after losing to Nashville 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night.

Players to watch: Two players logging the most ice time in the NHL: Wild D Ryan Suter (29 minutes, 13 seconds per game) and Kings D Drew Doughty (28:58). Doughty also has a team-high 11 assists. … Suter has eight assists in his past 15 games and is tied with Thomas Vanek for the team lead with 10 assists. … Kings RW Marian Gaborik, the former Wild star, has three goals and three assists in 13 games.

Numbers: The Wild is 6-3-1 in its past 10 games against the Kings, with four of those decided by shootouts. … Wild D Keith Ballard is expected to play his 600th career game, on his 32nd birthday. … Wild LW Jason Zucker has a career-high eight goals this season after scoring three in his past three games.

Injuries: Wild LW Matt Cooke (hip flexor) and D Jonas Brodin (illness) are out. Kings D Alec Martinez (finger surgery) is day-to-day.

RACHEL BLOUNT