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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

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Vegas Golden Knights
2
Los Angeles Kings
▸5
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Valentin Zykov's goal at 13:09 of the second period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 12% to 27%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.6 to 2.7; shots on goal were VGK 31, LAK 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 of 31 (.871), 0.9 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Dustin Brown (2 A), 2. Jonathan Quick (29 saves, .935), 3. Anze Kopitar (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    D. Brown2 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    J. Quick29 saves, .935
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK07211013231
LAKLAK21513214532

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    I. Kovalchuk(15)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    12:14
  2. LAK
    J. Carter(13)
    K. Clifford (10)
    snapxG 0.29win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    15:00

2nd period

  1. LAK
    M. Roy(2)
    D. Brown (28), A. Iafallo (18)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    10:35
  2. VGK
    B. Pirri(12)
    C. Eakin (19), D. Engelland (10)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    10:51
  3. VGK
    V. Zykov(2)
    J. Schuldt (1), J. Marchessault (34)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    13:09

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(22)PPG
    D. Brown (29), C. Grundstrom (1)
    snapxG 0.55win prob +11 pts
    2-4
    8:52
  2. LAK
    I. Kovalchuk(16)EN
    A. Kopitar (38)
    wristxG 0.51
    2-5
    19:05

Penalties

VGK 6 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

1st

  • 15:41LAKDustin Brown · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Marchessault2 min
  • 18:36VGKNick Holden · Trippingdrawn by Kyle Clifford2 min

2nd

  • 19:04LAKDion Phaneuf · Slashingdrawn by Paul Stastny2 min

3rd

  • 7:27VGKDeryk Engelland · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 14:12VGKMax Pacioretty · Interferencedrawn by Carl Grundstrom2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Valentin Zykov, 2nd 13:09 — VGK 12% → 27%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.55I. Kovalchuk · Goal · xG 0.51J. Carter · Goal · xG 0.29A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.18B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.16I. Kovalchuk · Goal · xG 0.15A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.12T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.11T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.11C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.10T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.09C. Grundstrom · Missed · xG 0.09J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.09K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.08A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.07I. Kovalchuk · Missed · xG 0.07A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.06C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.06D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.05T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.05S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.04C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.04D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.03T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.03D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.03M. Roy · Goal · xG 0.02J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.01D. Phaneuf · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.01S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.00A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK5 G · 3.6 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsLAK
2.72 G
All situations
4 G3.6
2.42 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
0.30 G
Power play
1 G1.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK44%56%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.67 – 3.03

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

VGKvsLAK
31
Shots on goal
32
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
9
Hits
16
16
Blocked shots
16
5
Giveaways
14
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4J. SchuldtD011-110.02010—21:03
6C. MillerD000-110.05000—21:00
22N. HoldenD000-140.04022—19:08
3B. McNabbD000000.00040—18:38
5D. EngellandD011020.04022—18:13
15J. MerrillD000-100.02200—17:39
71W. KarlssonC000-110.030107816:53
26P. StastnyC000010.080105016:30
41P. BellemareL000030.281105016:21
21C. EakinC011-150.470004816:04
89A. TuchR000020.2500010015:53
67M. PaciorettyL000-120.24002—15:13
81J. MarchessaultR011-130.27110—14:50
7V. ZykovL101-110.29120—14:11
73B. PirriC101-130.50010013:23
75R. ReavesR000000.00100—13:15
40R. CarpenterC000-120.11000013:14
28W. CarrierL000000.00300—13:12
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(L)31274.8713.12-0.8859:55

Season series

LAK leads 3-2

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