Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cedric Paquette's goal at 3:12 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 70% to 84%. Expected goals were close — LAK 3.2, TBL 3.2; shots on goal were LAK 47, TBL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 13 of 14 (.929), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 44 of 47 (.936). Three stars: 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (44 saves, .936), 2. Steven Stamkos (1 G, 1 A), 3. Anze Kopitar (1 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Vasilevskiy44 saves, .936

- ★★S. Stamkos1 G, 1 A

- ★★★A. Kopitar1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-11:05
1-15:02
1-29:45
2nd period
1-33:12
1-414:43
3rd period
2-43:17
3-413:05
Penalties
1st
- 7:38
Alex Killorn · Interferencedrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
2nd
- 5:08
Marian Gaborik · Hookingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev2 min
- 10:22
Cory Conacher · Roughingdrawn by Jonathan Quick2 min
- 10:22
Jonathan Quick · Roughingdrawn by Cory Conacher2 min
- 12:28
Tyler Toffoli · Cross checkingdrawn by Yanni Gourde2 min
- 14:30
Dustin Brown · Kneeingdrawn by Mikhail Sergachev5 min
- 14:30
Dustin Brown · Game misconduct10 min
3rd
- 6:34
Mikhail Sergachev · Boardingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
- 10:32
Cory Conacher · Slashingdrawn by Torrey Mitchell2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Cedric Paquette, 2nd 3:12 — 70% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.23 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.2
- 2.13 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.9
- 1.10 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 101 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.15 – 3.09
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
- 47
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 44%
- Faceoffs
- 56%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/4
- 21
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 21
- Hits
- 17
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 11
- Giveaways
- 11
- 2
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
TBL leads 2-0
5@
2Final
3@
4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
