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Montréal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings

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Montréal Canadiens
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Los Angeles Kings
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-1. The Canadiens scored first; the Kings answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adrian Kempe's goal at 7:34 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 52% to 81%. Expected goals were close — MTL 3.6, LAK 3.7; shots on goal were MTL 37, LAK 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Al Montoya stopped 37 of 42 (.881), 1.4 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 2.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Adrian Kempe (3 G, 1 A), 2. Michael Cammalleri (2 G, 2 A), 3. Jonathan Quick (36 saves, .973).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kempe3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    M. Cammalleri2 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    J. Quick36 saves, .973

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL11708012137
LAKLAK114017411542

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron(1)
    P. Danault (1), A. Shaw (1)
    wristxG 0.24win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    10:31
  2. LAK
    M. Cammalleri(1)PPG
    J. Muzzin (4), O. Fantenberg (3)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    17:12

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(1)
    T. Lewis (1), M. Cammalleri (1)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +29 pts
    1-2
    7:34
  2. LAK
    M. Cammalleri(2)
    A. Kempe (1), T. Toffoli (3)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +13 pts
    1-3
    10:17
  3. LAK
    A. Kempe(2)
    T. Pearson (2), T. Lewis (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    16:42
  4. LAK
    A. Kempe(3)
    M. Cammalleri (2)
    slapxG 0.13
    1-5
    18:24

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

1st

  • 13:08MTLAlex Galchenyuk · Illegal check to headdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 15:39MTLAlex Galchenyuk · Slashingdrawn by Alex Iafallo2 min
  • 19:56LAKTrevor Lewis · Interferencedrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

2nd

  • 7:15MTLJoe Morrow · Hookingdrawn by Justin Auger2 min
  • 9:29LAKOscar Fantenberg · Slashingdrawn by Paul Byron2 min

3rd

  • 4:03LAKChristian Folin · Holdingdrawn by Andrew Shaw2 min
  • 18:50LAKAlec Martinez · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
LAK goalMTL goalFinal: LAK 100%

Biggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 3rd 7:34 — LAK 52% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.19A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.15N. Shore · On goal · xG 0.14M. Cammalleri · Goal · xG 0.14A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.13T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.12N. Shore · On goal · xG 0.12D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.12D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.11T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.10A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.10M. Cammalleri · Missed · xG 0.09A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.09M. Cammalleri · Goal · xG 0.09T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.09A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.08O. Fantenberg · On goal · xG 0.07A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.07M. Cammalleri · Missed · xG 0.07D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06M. Cammalleri · On goal · xG 0.06D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.06D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.04A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.04A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.04A. Andreoff · On goal · xG 0.04T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.03T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.03J. Auger · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.03O. Fantenberg · Missed · xG 0.03O. Fantenberg · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.02D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02O. Fantenberg · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.02C. Folin · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01N. Shore · Missed · xG 0.01J. Muzzin · Missed · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK5 G · 3.7 xG · 61 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsLAK
3.61 G
All situations
5 G3.7
2.41 G
Even strength
4 G2.9
1.10 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 115 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL49%51%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.52 – 3.63

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

MTLvsLAK
37
Shots on goal
42
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
27
Hits
24
19
Blocked shots
18
11
Giveaways
9
2
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000040.40550—28:16
53V. MeteD000010.09010—22:34
26J. PetryD000-340.37400—21:57
22K. AlznerD000-220.06130—21:15
41P. ByronL101020.86200—17:55
24P. DanaultC011-110.054005017:50
67M. PaciorettyL000030.25000—16:15
65A. ShawR011-140.255005716:12
62A. LehkonenL000030.12010—15:55
27A. GalchenyukC000010.15014015:12
92J. DrouinL000010.030003314:19
14T. PlekanecC000020.241107813:55
54C. HudonL000-320.202003313:32
83A. HemskyR000000.16020—13:09
8J. BennD000010.01030—12:39
45J. MorrowD000-120.11202—12:35
25J. de la RoseL000-210.031105510:56
11B. GallagherR000-230.21010—10:18
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Montoya(L)42375.8813.65-1.3559:43

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).