San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Phillip Danault's goal at 16:27 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 74% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.0 to 2.7; shots on goal were SJS 29, LAK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. James Reimer stopped 24 of 26 (.923); Cal Petersen stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 3.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Cal Petersen (29 saves, 1.000), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G), 3. Sean Durzi (2 A).
Three stars
- ★C. Petersen29 saves, 1.000

- ★★A. Kopitar1 G

- ★★★S. Durzi2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals2nd period
0-16:57
0-216:27
3rd period
0-317:03
Penalties
1st
- 10:39
Brent Burns · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
2nd
- 0:16
Trevor Moore · High stickingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
- 2:28
Alexander Barabanov · Slashingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
- 6:15
Timo Meier · Holdingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
- 13:22
Jake Middleton · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
- 16:51
Timo Meier · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 19:18
Trevor Moore · Hookingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
3rd
- 5:10
Jonathan Dahlen · High stickingdrawn by Rasmus Kupari2 min
- 5:23
Phillip Danault · Slashingdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Phillip Danault, 2nd 16:27 — 74% → 89%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.00 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.7
- 1.10 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.2
- 1.10 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.9
- 0.70 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 2.16
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 50%
- Faceoffs
- 50%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/6
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 26
- Hits
- 16
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 12
- 6
- Giveaways
- 4
- 3
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
SJS leads 3-1
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6Final
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3OTFinal
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5Final
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3this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
