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Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks

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Los Angeles Kings
1
Vancouver Canucks
▸4
FinalTV BSW, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elias Pettersson's goal at 5:40 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.4 to 2.3; shots on goal were LAK 38, VAN 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.7 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 37 of 38 (.974), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Boeser (2 G), 2. Elias Pettersson (2 G), 3. Thatcher Demko (37 saves, .974).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Boeser2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson2 G
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    T. Demko37 saves, .974

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK04118016138
VANVAN073919425

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. VAN
    E. Pettersson(8)
    A. Kuzmenko (5), I. Mikheyev (5)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    0-1
    5:40
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(1)PPG
    J. Miller (7), Q. Hughes (15)
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    0-2
    10:09
  3. LAK
    B. Lizotte(5)
    S. Walker (3), A. Edler (4)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    13:46
  4. VAN
    E. Pettersson(9)
    A. Kuzmenko (6), Q. Hughes (16)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    1-3
    14:50

3rd period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(2)
    S. Dries (2)
    batxG 0.34win prob +5 pts
    1-4
    5:07

Penalties

LAK 6 PIM·VAN 4 PIM

1st

  • 11:18LAKAdrian Kempe · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 18:52VANSheldon Dries · Holding the stickdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

2nd

  • 0:21LAKDrew Doughty · Interferencedrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 9:49LAKSean Walker · Cross checkingdrawn by Curtis Lazar2 min

3rd

  • 9:30VANLuke Schenn · Holdingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elias Pettersson, 2nd 5:40 — VAN 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.34B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.17B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.15C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.13E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.12E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.12E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.11S. Dries · On goal · xG 0.11B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.10I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.08R. Stillman · On goal · xG 0.08S. Dries · On goal · xG 0.08D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.07C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.06N. Aman · Missed · xG 0.06C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.06I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.05J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04S. Dries · Missed · xG 0.04J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.03B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.03T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.02L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.02L. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.01B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01R. Stillman · On goal · xG 0.01
VAN4 G · 2.3 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsVAN
3.41 G
All situations
4 G2.3
2.91 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK69%31%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.36 – 2.25

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

LAKvsVAN
38
Shots on goal
25
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
14
Hits
30
17
Blocked shots
11
6
Giveaways
8
1
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000010.16012—24:22
44M. AndersonD000030.20110—22:44
11A. KopitarC000000.261106721:04
9A. KempeR000060.48012—19:18
50S. DurziD000010.08120—18:32
3M. RoyD000040.06100—18:10
13G. VilardiC000010.10310017:15
26S. WalkerD011-220.02122—16:30
2A. EdlerD011-210.00210—16:14
22K. FialaL000-110.06000—15:55
12T. MooreL000-140.330003315:19
24P. DanaultC000-120.270304515:16
91C. GrundstromR000-140.71010—14:16
33V. ArvidssonL000-110.22000—13:30
89R. KupariC000-100.001304513:07
34A. KaliyevR000030.32000—12:27
46B. LizotteC101020.102002211:30
28J. Anderson-DolanC000020.0210010010:15
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(L)25214.8402.29-1.7159:56

Season series

Tied 2-2

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