Cruising with a 3-0 lead late in the first period, the Wild appeared to put the Los Angeles Kings away early when Ryan Hartman swept in a rebound with 3 minutes, 7 seconds left for a 4-0 lead.

The horn sounded, and Hartman raised his arms. But before the Wild center could get to bench for his high-fives, on-ice officials waved off the goal on goaltender interference. Hartman was engaged with Quinton Byfield and fell into Darcy Kuemper, impeding the goaltender’s ability to chase the puck.

The contact was incidental, but that disallowed goal loomed large as the Kings rallied to tie the game with three third-period goals to send the game to overtime.

But Jesper Wallstedt, making his first NHL start since Dec. 21, 2024, stopped all four of the Kings’ shootout shots, and the Wild survived lo

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