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Los Angeles Kings at Montréal Canadiens

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Los Angeles Kings
▸4
Montréal Canadiens
0
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Toffoli's goal at 19:10 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.4 to 1.1; shots on goal were LAK 28, MTL 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 86% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 40 of 40 (1.000), 3.4 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Quick (40 saves, 1.000), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G), 3. Drew Doughty (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    J. Quick40 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK28110110428
MTLMTL016013011040

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(6)
    D. Forbort (4)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    18:59
  2. LAK
    T. Toffoli(3)
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    19:10

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(7)
    J. Muzzin (7)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    14:35

3rd period

  1. LAK
    K. MacDermid(1)
    D. Doughty (5), A. Kempe (3)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +2 pts
    4-0
    3:58

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·MTL 2 PIM

1st

  • 14:51LAKAndy Andreoff · Trippingdrawn by Victor Mete2 min

2nd

  • 0:35LAKDerek Forbort · Interferencedrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 3:12LAKDustin Brown · High stickingdrawn by Charles Hudon2 min
  • 12:56LAKMichael Amadio · Interferencedrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 13:46MTLJeff Petry · Holdingdrawn by Tanner Pearson2 min

3rd

  • 5:32LAKNic Dowd · Trippingdrawn by Alex Galchenyuk2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MTL goalLAK goalFinal: MTL 0%

Biggest swing: Tyler Toffoli, 1st 19:10 — LAK 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.24P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.23A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.21A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.17J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.15M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.14A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.13A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.12J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.12A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.10J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.09J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.09M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.08J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.08V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.08J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.06P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.06A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.04S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.04A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.04C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.03M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.03J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.03K. Alzner · On goal · xG 0.03K. Alzner · Missed · xG 0.03T. Plekanec · Missed · xG 0.03M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.02C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.02A. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.01A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.01C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.01T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.01C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.01
MTL0 G · 3.4 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsMTL
1.14 G
All situations
0 G3.4
1.14 G
Even strength
0 G2.6
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK14%86%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.13 – 3.28

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

LAKvsMTL
28
Shots on goal
40
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/1
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
2
41
Hits
30
19
Blocked shots
18
17
Giveaways
17
7
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. MuzzinD011+110.01340—23:44
27A. MartinezD000000.07260—23:27
8D. DoughtyD011+430.05310—22:54
24D. ForbortD011+220.03432—21:27
11A. KopitarC101+130.490105020:36
23D. BrownR000+120.02302—17:58
22T. LewisC000+120.0151010017:47
25B. LaichC000020.042106317:00
73T. ToffoliC101+230.140005015:46
19A. IafalloL000010.0000010015:06
7O. FantenbergD000010.03510—15:01
70T. PearsonL000+320.043005014:53
14M. CammalleriL000000.000005014:30
56K. MacDermidL101+110.01210—13:31
9A. KempeR112+310.105005011:56
52M. AmadioR000010.010023309:04
15A. AndreoffC000010.012025008:00
26N. DowdC000020.06202007:20
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(W)404001.0003.43+3.4360:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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