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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 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jamie Drysdale's goal at 3:03 of the second period, which took the Ducks' chances from 16% to 30%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.2 to 1.6; shots on goal were ANA 22, LAK 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 of 23 (.913); Jonathan Quick stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jonathan Quick (21 saves, .955), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 A), 3. Mikey Anderson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    J. Quick21 saves, .955
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    M. Anderson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA071807122
LAKLAK280829425

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    S. Walker(2)
    D. Brown (12), A. Kopitar (35)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:19
  2. LAK
    M. Anderson(1)
    A. Athanasiou (11), B. Lemieux (7)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    10:34

2nd period

  1. ANA
    J. Drysdale(3)
    D. Heinen (5), C. Fowler (15)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    3:03

3rd period

  1. LAK
    D. Brown(17)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.52win prob +6 pts
    1-3
    18:57
  2. LAK
    T. Moore(9)EN
    A. Kempe (12)
    wristxG 0.91
    1-4
    19:29

Penalties

ANA 4 PIM·LAK 2 PIM

1st

  • 6:11LAKDrew Doughty · High stickingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min

2nd

  • 19:35ANAMax Jones · Slashingdrawn by Matt Roy2 min

3rd

  • 4:16ANAAlexander Volkov · Trippingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 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: Jamie Drysdale, 2nd 3:03 — ANA 16% → 30%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.91D. Brown · Goal · xG 0.52G. Vilardi · On goal · xG 0.17G. Vilardi · On goal · xG 0.17D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.15A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.13T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.10A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.10A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.10A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.08B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.08D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.07G. Vilardi · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.06M. Anderson · Goal · xG 0.05K. MacDermid · On goal · xG 0.04D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.04D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.04O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.03A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02T. Bjornfot · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · Goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01J. Anderson-Dolan · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.00M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.00
LAK4 G · 3.2 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsLAK
1.61 G
All situations
2 G3.2
1.31 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA46%54%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.59 – 1.76

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
22
Shots on goal
25
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
26
Hits
19
11
Blocked shots
12
5
Giveaways
4
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
51H. FleuryD000-200.00120—25:36
22K. ShattenkirkD000-130.05230—24:56
4C. FowlerD011-120.04100—23:39
34J. DrysdaleD101-220.06120—22:12
32J. LarssonD000000.05300—20:48
53M. ComtoisL000-210.15210—19:11
67R. RakellR000-210.11100—18:17
15R. GetzlafC000020.350006917:17
48I. LundestromC000-200.061203816:29
61T. TerryR000-220.19000—16:28
23S. SteelC000-100.000003615:06
38D. GrantC000-120.061104214:04
49M. JonesL000-110.01602—13:34
39S. CarrickC000010.0630010013:06
43D. HeinenL011010.01200—12:52
92A. VolkovR000000.00002—11:34
20N. DeslauriersL000040.37200—10:28
45A. WelinskiD000000.00000—01:25
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41A. Stolarz(L)23212.9131.77-0.2358:58

Season series

Tied 4-4

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