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Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings

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Chicago Blackhawks
3
Los Angeles Kings
▸6
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adrian Kempe's goal at 8:08 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.0 to 2.3; shots on goal were CHI 32, LAK 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Corey Crawford stopped 19 of 25 (.760), 3.7 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 29 of 32 (.906). Three stars: 1. Adrian Kempe (1 G, 1 A), 2. Drew Doughty (1 A), 3. Brendan Perlini (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kempe1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    B. Perlini2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI11527010332
LAKLAK3111628625

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    D. Brown(15)PPG
    D. Doughty (30), J. Quick (2)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    2:23
  2. LAK
    S. Walker(2)PPG
    A. Kempe (13), J. Carter (16)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    0-2
    4:42
  3. LAK
    I. Kovalchuk(14)
    J. Carter (17), B. Leipsic (15)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    15:13
  4. CHI
    B. Perlini(6)
    S. Koekkoek (2), D. Strome (29)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +9 pts
    1-3
    18:46

2nd period

  1. CHI
    B. Perlini(7)
    C. Crawford (4)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    2:06
  2. CHI
    C. Murphy(3)
    C. Kunitz (4), J. Hayden (2)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +17 pts
    3-3
    6:57
  3. LAK
    A. Kempe(10)
    J. Brodzinski (1)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +18 pts
    3-4
    8:08

3rd period

  1. LAK
    B. Leipsic(6)
    I. Kovalchuk (16)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +15 pts
    3-5
    4:54
  2. LAK
    D. Brown(16)
    A. Kopitar (29)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +1 pts
    3-6
    18:07

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:52CHIserved by D. Sikura · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 2:55CHIDylan Strome · Trippingdrawn by Jeff Carter2 min
  • 10:37LAKAdrian Kempe · Trippingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min

2nd

  • 2:58CHIMarcus Kruger · Roughingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 2:58LAKTyler Toffoli · Roughingdrawn by Marcus Kruger2 min
  • 17:06LAKTyler Toffoli · Boardingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 2nd 8:08 — LAK 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.23A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.20T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.18J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.15T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.15D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.13D. Phaneuf · Missed · xG 0.12B. Leipsic · Goal · xG 0.12T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.10D. Brown · Goal · xG 0.09K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.09D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.08J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.07D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.05I. Kovalchuk · Goal · xG 0.05S. Walker · Goal · xG 0.04K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.04D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.03D. Brown · Goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03I. Kovalchuk · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.02I. Kovalchuk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.01B. Leipsic · On goal · xG 0.00S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK6 G · 2.3 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsLAK
3.03 G
All situations
6 G2.3
2.53 G
Even strength
4 G1.9
0.50 G
Power play
2 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI65%35%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.99 – 2.17

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

CHIvsLAK
32
Shots on goal
25
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
2/2
6
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
21
8
Blocked shots
16
8
Giveaways
10
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88P. KaneR000-360.51110—26:14
56E. GustafssonD000-100.02010—24:26
2D. KeithD000-210.02010—22:55
19J. ToewsC000-210.370004221:17
20B. SaadL000-220.11100—20:27
7B. SeabrookD000-160.53210—18:51
5C. MurphyD101+110.02210—17:47
12A. DeBrincatR000-210.29000—17:42
68S. KoekkoekD011030.05020—17:14
15A. AnisimovC000+110.090005816:52
42G. ForslingD000+110.01110—16:19
17D. StromeC011-130.310024215:12
24D. KahunC000010.06000014:56
11B. PerliniL202+220.18100—12:16
16M. KrugerC000+100.141025010:17
95D. SikuraR000+110.12000—09:34
40J. HaydenC011+110.16300006:46
14C. KunitzL011+110.01100—06:45
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50C. Crawford(L)25196.7602.26-3.7459:52

Season series

LAK leads 3-0

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