Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Viktor Arvidsson's goal at 10:26 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 20% to 52%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 3.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were EDM 33, LAK 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Stuart Skinner stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Pheonix Copley stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Leon Draisaitl (1 G, 2 A), 2. Viktor Arvidsson (1 G), 3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★L. Draisaitl1 G, 2 A

- ★★V. Arvidsson1 G

- ★★★R. Nugent-Hopkins1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals2nd period
1-011:30
3rd period
1-110:26
2-112:40
3-118:24
Penalties
1st
- 1:19
Mattias Ekholm · Holdingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
- 13:27
Quinton Byfield · Trippingdrawn by Evan Bouchard2 min
- 17:19
Matt Roy · Cross checkingdrawn by Kailer Yamamoto2 min
2nd
- 0:24
Klim Kostin · Roughingdrawn by Sean Durzi2 min
- 7:14
Nick Bjugstad · Roughingdrawn by Alex Iafallo2 min
- 7:14
Alex Iafallo · Roughingdrawn by Nick Bjugstad2 min
- 10:02
Sean Walker · Slashingdrawn by Derek Ryan2 min
- 11:51
Warren Foegele · Slashingdrawn by Rasmus Kupari2 min
- 14:41
Mattias Janmark · Hookingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
3rd
- 10:59
Viktor Arvidsson · Slashingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Viktor Arvidsson, 3rd 10:26 — 20% → 52%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.52 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.2
- 1.90 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.4
- 1.02 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 2.15
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
- 33
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 60%
- Faceoffs
- 40%
- 2/4
- Power play
- 0/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 39
- Hits
- 23
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 17
- 1
- Giveaways
- 14
- 4
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
