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Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

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Los Angeles Kings
1
Chicago Blackhawks
▸5
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Recap

written from the game data

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ilya Mikheyev's goal at 0:46 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals were close — LAK 3.0, CHI 3.0; shots on goal were LAK 42, CHI 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 14 of 18 (.778), 1.9 goals below expected; Spencer Knight stopped 41 of 42 (.976), 2.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Spencer Knight (41 saves, .976), 2. Alec Martinez (1 G), 3. Ilya Mikheyev (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    S. Knight41 saves, .976
  2. ★★
    CHI
    A. Martinez1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    I. Mikheyev1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK11709016142
CHICHI172923519

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    A. Martinez(5)
    T. Bertuzzi (16)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    10:57
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(14)
    A. Turcotte (14), A. Kempe (24)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    11:39

2nd period

  1. CHI
    I. Mikheyev(12)
    T. Teravainen (33), R. Donato (23)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:46
  2. CHI
    E. Del Mastro(2)
    P. Maroon (11), L. Reichel (13)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    13:30

3rd period

  1. CHI
    A. Athanasiou(1)
    C. Dach (4)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-4
    1:20
  2. CHI
    R. Donato(22)EN
    I. Mikheyev (11), T. Teravainen (34)
    wristxG 0.95Video
    1-5
    18:30

Penalties

LAK 4 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 7:05LAKJordan Spence · Holdingdrawn by Lukas Reichel2 min
  • 14:12LAKTanner Jeannot · High stickingdrawn by Ethan Del Mastro2 min

2nd

  • 6:29CHILandon Slaggert · Trippingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ilya Mikheyev, 2nd 0:46 — CHI 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.95P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.22T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.19F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.19I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.19I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.18T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.16A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.13C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.11C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.10T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.10R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.06T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.06I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.04A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.04A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03C. Dach · Missed · xG 0.03L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.02T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.02E. Del Mastro · Goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · Goal · xG 0.01E. Del Mastro · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.01E. Del Mastro · Missed · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI5 G · 3.0 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsCHI
3.01 G
All situations
4 G3.0
2.51 G
Even strength
4 G2.0
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK65%35%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 2.06

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

LAKvsCHI
42
Shots on goal
19
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
13
Hits
11
12
Blocked shots
19
12
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000010.02020—24:06
22K. FialaL000-280.53200—22:28
44M. AndersonD000-100.02100—22:19
84V. GavrikovD000-200.02010—21:44
55Q. ByfieldR000-230.213106021:15
24P. DanaultC000-110.011105419:25
6J. EdmundsonD000+140.06010—19:23
37W. FoegeleL000070.78100—19:16
14A. LaferriereR000-150.47020—18:53
11A. KopitarC101-130.360106518:37
9A. KempeR011-130.09210—17:27
12T. MooreL000-120.05200—17:04
21J. SpenceD000-220.18012—16:01
15A. TurcotteC011-210.140005015:04
43J. MoverareD000-200.00000—07:10
61T. LewisC000-110.010105006:07
10T. JeannotL000-210.00102—06:05
7K. BurroughsD000-100.00000—05:14
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(L)18144.7782.09-1.9158:22

Season series

CHI leads 2-1

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