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Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

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San Jose Sharks
1
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trevor Moore's goal at 4:07 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 64% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were LAK 39, SJS 16. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. David Rittich stopped 15 of 16 (.938), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 35 of 38 (.921). Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (1 G, 1 A), 2. Kevin Fiala (2 A), 3. Trevor Moore (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    K. Fiala2 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    T. Moore1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK112211116439
SJSSJS050417116

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(13)PPG
    A. Kaliyev (7), K. Fiala (22)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    17:48

2nd period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore(15)
    K. Fiala (23), P. Danault (12)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    4:07
  2. LAK
    A. Laferriere(4)
    J. Spence (10), A. Kopitar (16)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    5:17

3rd period

  1. LAK
    T. Lewis(4)EN
    B. Lizotte (4)
    wristxG 0.19Video
    4-0
    18:12
  2. SJS
    J. MacDonald(5)PPG
    K. Labanc (5), F. Zadina (4)
    slapxG 0.03Video
    4-1
    18:41

Penalties

LAK 6 PIM·SJS 4 PIM

1st

  • 16:33SJSKyle Burroughs · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min

2nd

  • 9:38LAKArthur Kaliyev · Interferencedrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 12:56LAKPhillip Danault · Slashingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min

3rd

  • 12:48SJSLuke Kunin · High stickingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 17:13LAKDrew Doughty · Trippingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Trevor Moore, 2nd 4:07 — LAK 64% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.21F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.17M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.14A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.14A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.13A. Barabanov · Missed · xG 0.12W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.10W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.10A. Barabanov · On goal · xG 0.09M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.08T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.08M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.07M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.07M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.06F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.06K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.04F. Zadina · Missed · xG 0.03J. MacDonald · Goal · xG 0.03J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.03J. MacDonald · Missed · xG 0.03M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.03M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.02N. Okhotiuk · Missed · xG 0.02L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hertl · Missed · xG 0.02J. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01N. Okhotiuk · On goal · xG 0.01L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.01
SJS1 G · 2.0 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSJS
3.53 G
All situations
1 G2.0
2.82 G
Even strength
0 G0.9
0.51 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK72%28%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.20 – 1.92

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

LAKvsSJS
39
Shots on goal
16
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
13
Hits
8
16
Blocked shots
15
4
Giveaways
11
7
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000+150.15212—26:31
44M. AndersonD000+100.09010—24:13
3M. RoyD000+210.11030—17:47
22K. FialaL022+140.45000—17:33
24P. DanaultC011+100.001124717:14
43J. MoverareD000+110.11020—17:00
12T. MooreL101+130.3701010016:58
9A. KempeR000+120.30000—16:47
11A. KopitarC112+110.150007016:12
5A. EnglundD000020.02210—16:05
78A. LaferriereR101+120.39300—15:39
21J. SpenceD011+130.19120—15:12
34A. KaliyevR011030.13002—14:08
55Q. ByfieldR000030.07000—13:40
80P. DuboisC000010.051107113:39
46B. LizotteC011+100.001105012:23
61T. LewisC101+130.350102212:03
91C. GrundstromR000050.54210—11:28
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31D. Rittich(W)16151.9381.97+0.9760:00

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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