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Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders

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New York Islanders
2
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 3-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Phillip Danault's goal at 6:40 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 1.8 to 1.3; shots on goal were LAK 28, NYI 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 16 of 18 (.889), 0.7 goals below expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Gabriel Vilardi (1 G), 2. Phillip Danault (1 G), 3. Arthur Kaliyev (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    G. Vilardi1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    P. Danault1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kaliyev1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK01231204328
NYINYI051815218

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. LAK
    P. Danault(15)
    Unassisted
    xG 0.05win prob +18 pts
    1-0
    6:40
  2. LAK
    A. Kaliyev(11)
    R. Kupari (7), J. Anderson-Dolan (5)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    8:05
  3. LAK
    G. Vilardi(18)
    A. Iafallo (15), A. Edler (7)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    12:14
  4. NYI
    N. Dobson(12)PPG
    B. Nelson (33), A. Lee (20)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +6 pts
    3-1
    16:34

3rd period

  1. NYI
    A. Pelech(4)
    R. Pulock (17), M. Martin (12)
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +10 pts
    3-2
    15:23

Penalties

LAK 6 PIM·NYI 4 PIM

1st

  • 19:20LAKKevin Fiala · Roughingdrawn by Casey Cizikas2 min

2nd

  • 8:29NYICasey Cizikas · Cross checkingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min
  • 16:00LAKSean Walker · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
  • 18:43NYIBrock Nelson · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 19:24LAKPhillip Danault · Interferencedrawn by Scott Mayfield2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYI goalLAK goalFinal: NYI 0%

Biggest swing: Phillip Danault, 2nd 6:40 — LAK 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.32M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.09B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.08M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.08Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.06B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.06N. Dobson · Goal · xG 0.05K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.05B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.05B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.05A. Durandeau · On goal · xG 0.05M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.04R. Johnston · Missed · xG 0.04B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.03M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.03C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.02S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.02K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.02S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Goal · xG 0.02A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01S. Holmstrom · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.01H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.01K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.01K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Durandeau · Missed · xG 0.00
NYI2 G · 1.3 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsNYI
1.83 G
All situations
2 G1.3
1.43 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 66 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK59%41%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.75 – 1.33

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

LAKvsNYI
28
Shots on goal
18
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
11
Hits
18
14
Blocked shots
11
4
Giveaways
3
9
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44M. AndersonD000+130.11300—27:05
8D. DoughtyD000+110.06010—26:31
11A. KopitarC000010.100205021:30
50S. DurziD000-120.10220—18:54
9A. KempeR000020.19000—18:24
3M. RoyD000-120.08100—17:42
19A. IafalloL011+110.08010—17:14
24P. DanaultC101010.080228317:09
22K. FialaL000020.20002—16:25
33V. ArvidssonL000010.01000—15:59
13G. VilardiC101+140.46110015:27
55Q. ByfieldR000000.00000—15:27
26S. WalkerD000+230.09102—14:09
2A. EdlerD011+210.01030—14:03
46B. LizotteC000+110.012205713:15
89R. KupariC011+100.010006709:03
28J. Anderson-DolanC011+110.01100008:35
34A. KaliyevR101+120.18000—08:34
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(W)18162.8891.35-0.6560:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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