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Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings

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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Vladislav Gavrikov's goal at 9:32 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.7 to 1.4; shots on goal were CHI 24, LAK 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 18 of 24 (.750), 3.3 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 22 of 24 (.917), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (2 G, 1 A), 2. Adrian Kempe (3 A), 3. Vladislav Gavrikov (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe3 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    V. Gavrikov1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI1509110224
LAKLAK1631127624

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    12:03
  2. CHI
    N. Foligno(16)PPG
    deflectedxG 0.19win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:27

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar (36), A. Kempe (35)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-2
    9:32
  2. LAK
    slapxG 0.30win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    11:52
  3. LAK
    A. Kopitar(22)PPG
    A. Kempe (37), K. Fiala (37)
    deflectedxG 0.14win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-4
    19:08

3rd period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore (21), K. Fiala (38)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-5
    5:47
  2. CHI
    slapxG 0.02Video
    2-5
    14:16
  3. LAK
    tip-inxG 0.06Video
    2-6
    17:10

Penalties

CHI 2 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

1st

  • 14:07LAKMatt Roy · Interferencedrawn by Landon Slaggert2 min
  • 14:14LAKAdrian Kempe · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 19:17LAKQuinton Byfield · Interferencedrawn by Nick Foligno2 min

2nd

  • 17:54CHIConnor Bedard · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min

3rd

  • 6:29LAKAlex Turcotte · Trippingdrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Vladislav Gavrikov, 2nd 9:32 — LAK 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.30A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.26A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.24A. Laferriere · Goal · xG 0.21P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.16A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.16A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.15K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.15A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.14A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.11A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.10T. Lewis · Goal · xG 0.06B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.05T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.04P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.04P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.02P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.00T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.00
LAK6 G · 2.7 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsLAK
1.42 G
All situations
6 G2.7
1.01 G
Even strength
5 G2.5
0.51 G
Power play
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI27%73%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.43 – 2.61

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

CHIvsLAK
24
Shots on goal
24
41%
Faceoffs
59%
1/4
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
16
9
Blocked shots
21
1
Giveaways
8
4
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD011050.14100—25:31
23P. KurashevC022-110.061206720:46
98C. BedardC011-110.110022920:34
72A. VlasicD000010.01110—19:31
90T. JohnsonC000-230.273002919:22
22N. ZaitsevD000000.01310—18:44
44W. KaiserD000010.01110—17:56
17N. FolignoL101-210.381005017:55
55K. KorchinskiD101-430.04100—17:11
24J. MegnaD000-410.03200—14:59
89A. AthanasiouC000-220.090203014:15
16J. DickinsonC000-100.061106414:01
27L. ReichelL000-210.00000—14:01
15J. AndersonR000-110.01100—13:15
8R. DonatoC000020.193001713:08
84L. SlaggertL000+100.00210—12:48
43C. BlackwellC000-110.0200010012:37
11T. RaddyshR000000.00100—12:12
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(L)24186.7502.66-3.3460:00

Season series

LAK leads 3-0

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