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Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues

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Los Angeles Kings
▸3
St. Louis Blues
0
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dustin Brown's goal at 18:54 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 70% to 88%. Expected goals were close — LAK 2.8, STL 2.6; shots on goal were LAK 31, STL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 31 of 31 (1.000), 2.6 goals saved above expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 28 of 30 (.933). Three stars: 1. Jonathan Quick (31 saves, 1.000), 2. Jordan Binnington (28 saves, .933), 3. Dustin Brown (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    J. Quick31 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Binnington28 saves, .933
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Brown2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK11211217331
STLSTL07010014031

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    G. Vilardi(5)PPG
    J. Carter (8), C. Grundstrom (2)
    wristxG 0.38win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    17:30

2nd period

  1. LAK
    D. Brown(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.13win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    18:54

3rd period

  1. LAK
    D. Brown(10)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.33win prob +1 pts
    3-0
    18:57

Penalties

LAK 2 PIM·STL 4 PIM

1st

  • 16:24STLRobert Bortuzzo · Trippingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min

2nd

  • 6:01LAKAndreas Athanasiou · Trippingdrawn by Jacob de la Rose2 min
  • 9:35STLMarco Scandella · Hookingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dustin Brown, 2nd 18:54 — LAK 70% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.22O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.20M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.17K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.16B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.14Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.14D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.12J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.12J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.11D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.11M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.10M. MacEachern · On goal · xG 0.10K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.10J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.09J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.09J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.08R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.07J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.06O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.05M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.05R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.04J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.03M. MacEachern · On goal · xG 0.02J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.02R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.02K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.02R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.01K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.01D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.01R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01C. Gunnarsson · On goal · xG 0.00
STL0 G · 2.6 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSTL
2.82 G
All situations
0 G2.6
1.51 G
Even strength
0 G2.4
1.01 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK45%55%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.30 – 2.57

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

LAKvsSTL
31
Shots on goal
31
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
20
Hits
39
10
Blocked shots
11
20
Giveaways
11
10
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000020.04300—23:57
44M. AndersonD000010.01420—21:03
11A. KopitarC000+230.400103920:53
3M. RoyD000+120.01020—20:05
19A. IafalloL000+230.18000—18:56
26S. WalkerD000+100.05100—17:58
33T. BjornfotD000000.00010—17:36
23D. BrownR202+220.54100—17:26
6O. MaattaD000+210.06310—16:36
77J. CarterC011050.47100015:39
12T. MooreL000020.05000—15:37
9A. KempeR000040.26010—15:25
91C. GrundstromR011010.18210—14:18
22A. AthanasiouC000010.04002013:59
13G. VilardiC101010.380003013:04
46B. LizotteC000010.071005013:04
10M. AmadioR000000.001005012:28
27A. WagnerL000020.09310—09:56
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(W)313101.0002.60+2.6060:00

Season series

LAK leads 5-3

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