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Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings

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Philadelphia Flyers
3
Los Angeles Kings
▸5
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kyle Clifford's goal at 5:31 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 54% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.8 to 2.5; shots on goal were PHI 35, LAK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Carter Hart stopped 13 of 14 (.929); Jonathan Quick stopped 32 of 35 (.914), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Adrian Kempe (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jonathan Quick (32 saves, .914), 3. Kyle Clifford (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kempe1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    J. Quick32 saves, .914
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    K. Clifford1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI01519211335
LAKLAK41501014529

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    K. Clifford(5)
    M. Luff (4), M. Amadio (8)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:31
  2. LAK
    A. Iafallo(7)PPG
    A. Kopitar (21), A. Kempe (9)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +10 pts
    0-2
    6:57
  3. LAK
    T. Toffoli(11)PPG
    A. Kopitar (22), D. Doughty (20)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +7 pts
    0-3
    8:45
  4. LAK
    A. Kempe(8)SHG
    B. Lizotte (11), K. MacDermid (2)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +6 pts
    0-4
    17:52

2nd period

  1. PHI
    J. Braun(1)
    M. Vorobyev (2)
    deflectedxG 0.03win prob +3 pts
    1-4
    14:59

3rd period

  1. LAK
    M. Frk(3)PPG
    S. Walker (12), N. Prokhorkin (7)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +2 pts
    1-5
    1:31
  2. PHI
    C. Giroux(12)PPG
    J. Voracek (22), T. Konecny (24)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    7:16
  3. PHI
    S. Laughton(5)
    J. Braun (8), J. Voracek (23)
    deflectedxG 0.37win prob +1 pts
    3-5
    17:08

Penalties

PHI 6 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 6:10PHIRobert Hagg · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Clifford2 min
  • 8:07PHIScott Laughton · Roughingdrawn by Michael Amadio2 min
  • 16:23LAKAnze Kopitar · High stickingdrawn by Jakub Voracek2 min

2nd

  • 16:59LAKAustin Wagner · Roughingdrawn by Matt Niskanen2 min
  • 19:36PHIScott Laughton · Boardingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min

3rd

  • 6:14LAKAnze Kopitar · Holding the stickdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Kyle Clifford, 1st 5:31 — LAK 54% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.66A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.17J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.17M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.15A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.14M. Luff · On goal · xG 0.14T. Toffoli · Goal · xG 0.12N. Prokhorkin · On goal · xG 0.11M. Frk · Goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.10A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.10A. Iafallo · Goal · xG 0.09B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.08D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06K. Clifford · Goal · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.05A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04M. Frk · Missed · xG 0.04K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.04B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02M. Luff · Missed · xG 0.02K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.02J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.01S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01K. MacDermid · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.00D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK5 G · 2.8 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsLAK
2.53 G
All situations
5 G2.8
2.22 G
Even strength
1 G1.1
0.31 G
Power play
3 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI55%45%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.41 – 2.13

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

PHIvsLAK
35
Shots on goal
29
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/3
Power play
3/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
11
Hits
13
14
Blocked shots
8
6
Giveaways
8
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000040.21320—22:31
6T. SanheimD000+110.01130—21:23
14S. CouturierC000010.070006320:40
53S. GostisbehereD000-240.07020—20:05
28C. GirouxR101050.570004519:35
15M. NiskanenD000-100.00200—19:32
93J. VoracekR022+110.13000—18:09
61J. BraunD112+110.06230—17:35
8R. HaggD000+110.03012—16:18
11T. KonecnyR011020.04010—16:12
25J. van RiemsdykL000-130.34000—14:55
21S. LaughtonC101+140.420147114:33
49J. FarabeeL000+130.14100—14:14
18T. PitlickC000010.08010014:12
13K. HayesR000-110.080002714:09
12M. RafflL000000.02200—12:27
62N. Aube-KubelR000-120.12000—12:03
24M. VorobyevC011010.050006310:35
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
79C. Hart14131.9291.21+0.2137:32
37B. Elliott(L)15114.7330.94-3.0620:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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