Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Drew Doughty's goal at 9:06 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 67% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 5.1 to 2.4; shots on goal were DET 21, LAK 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 41 (.927), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Cal Petersen stopped 21 of 21 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Drew Doughty (1 G), 2. Dustin Brown (2 A), 3. Cal Petersen (21 saves, 1.000).
Three stars
- ★D. Doughty1 G

- ★★D. Brown2 A

- ★★★C. Petersen21 saves, 1.000

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
0-16:27
0-29:06
2nd period
0-316:23
3rd period
0-417:29
Penalties
1st
- 4:23
Joseph Veleno · Trippingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min
- 9:12
Dylan Larkin · Fightingdrawn by Phillip Danault5 min
- 9:12
Phillip Danault · Fightingdrawn by Dylan Larkin5 min
- 9:12
Dylan Larkin · Cross checkingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
2nd
- 4:05
Mikey Anderson · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
- 14:41
Drew Doughty · Interferencedrawn by Pius Suter2 min
3rd
- 3:18
Nick Leddy · Holdingdrawn by Dustin Brown2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Drew Doughty, 1st 9:06 — 67% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.40 G
- All situations
- 3 G5.1
- 1.20 G
- Even strength
- 2 G3.0
- 1.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.5
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.40 – 3.58
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
- 21
- Shots on goal
- 42
- 45%
- Faceoffs
- 55%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/3
- 11
- Penalty minutes
- 9
- 27
- Hits
- 18
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 7
- Giveaways
- 14
- 4
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 2-0
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4this game
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3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
