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Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings

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Seattle Kraken
2
Los Angeles Kings
▸4
FinalTV BSW, ROOT-NW·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Spence's goal at 15:47 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.2 to 2.6; shots on goal were SEA 25, LAK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 0.8 goals below expected; Cal Petersen stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Spence (1 G), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G, 1 A), 3. Gabriel Vilardi (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    J. Spence1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    G. Vilardi1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA05110110225
LAKLAK11021116427

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    G. Vilardi(2)
    O. Maatta (5)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    15:05

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(17)
    A. Iafallo (18), A. Kempe (12)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    4:17
  2. SEA
    D. Sprong(10)
    C. Soucy (8)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    6:29
  3. LAK
    J. Spence(1)
    A. Kaliyev (10), B. Lizotte (11)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +16 pts
    1-3
    15:47

3rd period

  1. LAK
    S. Durzi(3)PPG
    A. Kopitar (40), A. Kempe (13)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +5 pts
    1-4
    3:35
  2. SEA
    M. Geekie(6)
    W. Borgen (2), K. Lind (4)
    wristxG 0.21
    2-4
    19:56

Penalties

SEA 6 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

2nd

  • 13:18LAKAdrian Kempe · Trippingdrawn by Carson Soucy2 min
  • 17:55SEAAdam Larsson · Hookingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

3rd

  • 2:41SEAMorgan Geekie · Cross checkingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 2:41LAKQuinton Byfield · Cross checkingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min
  • 3:13SEAJordan Eberle · Hookingdrawn by Tobias Bjornfot2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jordan Spence, 2nd 15:47 — LAK 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.26A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.25P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.17A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.17S. Durzi · Goal · xG 0.15Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.15A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.13V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.12T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.11G. Vilardi · Goal · xG 0.11V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.09V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.08A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.08V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.07V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.07V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.06P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.06V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.06B. Lizotte · Missed · xG 0.05P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.05S. Durzi · Missed · xG 0.05P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.04A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.04T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.04J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.04C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.03A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.03S. Durzi · On goal · xG 0.03T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.02T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.02J. Spence · Goal · xG 0.02J. Moverare · Missed · xG 0.01R. Kupari · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01
LAK4 G · 3.2 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsLAK
2.62 G
All situations
4 G3.2
2.42 G
Even strength
3 G2.5
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA39%61%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.52 – 3.17

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

SEAvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
27
36%
Faceoffs
64%
0/1
Power play
1/2
6
Penalty minutes
4
36
Hits
27
12
Blocked shots
11
8
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
29V. DunnD000-100.00110—22:38
6A. LarssonD000-220.15102—21:38
24J. OleksiakD000-120.02610—20:41
28C. SoucyD011030.26220—19:01
3W. BorgenD011+140.19810—17:57
37Y. GourdeC000-120.351203616:54
51D. PouliotD000+110.20110—16:28
21A. WennbergC000-100.113101016:16
7J. EberleR000010.11112—16:00
16J. McCannL000010.11320—15:43
9R. DonatoC000000.000005015:16
73K. LindR011-110.05200—15:09
25K. KuhlmanC000-130.50400015:03
91D. SprongR101+120.12000—14:47
49V. RaskC000-110.1410010014:31
67M. GeekieC101+120.241025514:16
72J. DonskoiR000000.00100—12:17
15R. SheahanC000000.000003811:02
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31P. Grubauer(L)27234.8523.25-0.7560:00

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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