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Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings

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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anze Kopitar's goal at 8:31 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals were close — ANA 1.3, LAK 1.5; shots on goal were ANA 25, LAK 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Anthony Stolarz stopped 18 of 22 (.818), 2.5 goals below expected; Cal Petersen stopped 24 of 25 (.960). Three stars: 1. Blake Lizotte (1 G, 2 A), 2. Andreas Athanasiou (1 G, 2 A), 3. Drew Doughty (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    B. Lizotte1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Athanasiou1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA0905111125
LAKLAK1626110422

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    C. Grundstrom(6)
    A. Athanasiou (9), B. Lizotte (6)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:26

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(10)
    D. Doughty (24), D. Brown (11)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    8:31
  2. LAK
    A. Athanasiou(10)
    O. Maatta (3), B. Lizotte (7)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    10:48

3rd period

  1. LAK
    B. Lizotte(3)
    C. Grundstrom (4), A. Athanasiou (10)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +1 pts
    0-4
    10:50
  2. ANA
    C. Fowler(4)
    R. Rakell (17), M. Comtois (15)
    snapxG 0.03
    1-4
    14:36

Penalties

ANA 11 PIM·LAK 13 PIM

1st

  • 14:56LAKMikey Anderson · Hookingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

2nd

  • 2:05LAKBlake Lizotte · Trippingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min
  • 15:02ANAKevin Shattenkirk · Holdingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min
  • 18:59ANARickard Rakell · Slashingdrawn by Dustin Brown2 min
  • 19:43LAKTrevor Moore · Trippingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

3rd

  • 4:46LAKTrevor Moore · Holdingdrawn by Kevin Shattenkirk2 min
  • 13:10LAKBrendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Josh Manson5 min
  • 13:10ANAJosh Manson · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 min
  • 18:39ANANicolas Deslauriers · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Austin Wagner2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anze Kopitar, 2nd 8:31 — LAK 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Lizotte · Goal · xG 0.22A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.14A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.13A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.12C. Grundstrom · Goal · xG 0.10A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.10A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.09A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.09C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.07G. Vilardi · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.04O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.04D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.03D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.03M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.02O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.02A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.02C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01B. Lizotte · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00T. Bjornfot · On goal · xG 0.00B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK4 G · 1.5 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsLAK
1.31 G
All situations
4 G1.5
0.91 G
Even strength
4 G1.3
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 67 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA45%55%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.27 – 1.47

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

ANAvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
22
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/4
Power play
0/3
11
Penalty minutes
13
25
Hits
15
2
Blocked shots
14
3
Giveaways
8
7
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4C. FowlerD101+150.13300—25:37
45A. WelinskiD000+120.03100—22:11
22K. ShattenkirkD000020.23002—21:08
34J. DrysdaleD000-410.05010—19:07
51H. FleuryD000020.05300—18:15
53M. ComtoisL011+100.10100—16:49
23S. SteelC000-110.022004216:21
67R. RakellR011+100.00202—16:05
61T. TerryR000-200.08000—15:34
14A. HenriqueC000020.172004515:02
15R. GetzlafC000-200.001005014:58
43D. HeinenL000-120.15000—14:29
49M. JonesL000-110.02400—13:55
33J. SilfverbergR000-110.04010—13:45
42J. MansonD000-400.01205—13:45
38D. GrantC000020.011005012:57
92A. VolkovR000-220.13100—12:39
20N. DeslauriersL000-120.07202—12:02
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41A. Stolarz(L)22184.8181.49-2.5160:00

Season series

Tied 4-4

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