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New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings

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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in overtime, Alex Iafallo scoring at 0:42. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Iafallo's goal at 0:42 of overtime, which took the Kings' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — NJD 1.9, LAK 2.2; shots on goal were NJD 23, LAK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 26 of 29 (.897), 0.8 goals below expected; Cal Petersen stopped 21 of 23 (.913). Three stars: 1. Alex Iafallo (1 G), 2. Matt Roy (1 A), 3. Cal Petersen (21 saves, .913).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Iafallo1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    M. Roy1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    C. Petersen21 saves, .913

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
NJDNJD010072600223
LAKLAK091811012329

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(3)
    D. Brown (4), A. Kopitar (7)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +23 pts
    0-1
    19:58

3rd period

  1. NJD
    J. Bratt(2)
    A. Johnsson (3), N. Hischier (3)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +25 pts
    1-1
    3:19
  2. LAK
    A. Kaliyev(3)PPG
    M. Roy (3), A. Athanasiou (1)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +31 pts
    1-2
    16:20
  3. NJD
    P. Zacha(5)
    R. Graves (4), J. Bratt (3)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +44 pts
    2-2
    19:36

Overtime

  1. LAK
    A. Iafallo(5)
    P. Danault (4)
    slapxG 0.34win prob +49 pts
    2-3
    0:42

Penalties

NJD 12 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

1st

  • 12:04LAKAdrian Kempe · High sticking double minordrawn by Ryan Graves4 min
  • 14:18NJDJesper Bratt · Interferencedrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 18:29NJDRyan Graves · Trippingdrawn by Tobias Bjornfot2 min

2nd

  • 2:18NJDTomas Tatar · Trippingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min
  • 13:45LAKAlexander Edler · Slashingdrawn by Michael McLeod2 min

3rd

  • 5:46LAKBrendan Lemieux · Interferencedrawn by P.K. Subban2 min
  • 7:06NJDDamon Severson · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
  • 10:41NJDDamon Severson · Interferencedrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min
  • 16:14NJDDamon Severson · High stickingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Iafallo, OT 0:42 — LAK 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Iafallo · Goal · xG 0.34A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.17T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.16M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.15R. Kupari · On goal · xG 0.14K. Clague · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.09A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.08D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.08T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.06A. Kaliyev · Goal · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.05B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.04A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.04A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.03A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.03A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.03A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.03M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03R. Kupari · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kaliyev · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bjornfot · Missed · xG 0.02M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.01D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01
LAK3 G · 2.2 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsLAK
1.92 G
All situations
3 G2.2
1.72 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD45%55%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.91 – 2.17

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

NJDvsLAK
23
Shots on goal
29
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/4
Power play
1/6
12
Penalty minutes
8
26
Hits
30
14
Blocked shots
17
4
Giveaways
5
3
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33R. GravesD011+120.09322—23:26
71J. SiegenthalerD000010.02130—22:49
76P. SubbanD000000.00200—22:33
28D. SeversonD000040.41136—21:54
13N. HischierC011+210.153005020:53
37P. ZachaC101030.211002019:23
24T. SmithD000000.00310—19:16
20M. McLeodC000-110.010104717:02
63J. BrattL112+170.78302—16:48
18D. MercerC000020.040001116:22
11A. JohnssonL011+200.000003315:44
10A. HoltzR000010.06010—15:25
16J. VeseyL000-110.07110—14:42
90T. TatarL000000.0020210012:36
17Y. SharangovichC000-100.08100010:18
38F. GauthierC000000.000006008:25
55M. GeertsenL000000.00410—08:07
59J. KuokkanenC000000.00110007:13
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(O)29263.8972.17-0.8359:46

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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