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St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings

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St. Louis Blues
1
Los Angeles Kings
▸2
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime, Quinton Byfield scoring at 0:27. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinton Byfield's goal at 0:27 of overtime, which took the Kings' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.9 to 1.5; shots on goal were STL 20, LAK 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Joel Hofer stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 of 20 (.950). Three stars: 1. Quinton Byfield (1 G), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G), 3. Drew Doughty (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
STLSTL07041900120
LAKLAK120901111223

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(15)
    D. Doughty (5), M. Anderson (12)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    14:35

3rd period

  1. STL
    N. Leddy(1)
    J. Neighbours (16), Z. Bolduc (13)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +26 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:16

Overtime

  1. LAK
    Q. Byfield(13)
    A. Kempe (25)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +49 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:27

Penalties

STL 4 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

1st

  • 0:28LAKDrew Doughty · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Holloway2 min

2nd

  • 1:13LAKAlex Laferriere · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Joel Hofer2 min
  • 10:13STLRadek Faksa · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 19:53STLJustin Faulk · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Quinton Byfield, OT 0:27 — LAK 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.27A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.21A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.20P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.18K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.17A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.16A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.14A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.14A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.13Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.13P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.13S. Helenius · Missed · xG 0.12A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.11Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.07W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.07P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.05M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.03A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.03M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.02T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.02M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.01T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.00M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 2.9 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsLAK
1.51 G
All situations
2 G2.9
1.21 G
Even strength
2 G2.6
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL26%74%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.46 – 2.73

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

STLvsLAK
20
Shots on goal
23
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
35
Hits
36
23
Blocked shots
16
12
Giveaways
23
6
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72J. FaulkD000010.03342—25:11
6P. BrobergD000-110.20100—24:41
18R. ThomasC000-100.050104821:06
10B. SchennC000010.004205020:02
81D. HollowayL000-110.10110—19:55
89P. BuchnevichL000020.35310—19:44
4N. LeddyD101+120.01000—18:37
75T. TuckerD000+110.02220—18:08
25J. KyrouR000020.26110—17:01
63J. NeighboursL011+100.06300—15:58
22R. SuterD000-100.00020—15:45
70O. SundqvistC000-110.150102913:25
51M. KesselD000-100.00020—12:39
26N. WalkerL000010.00610—11:41
13A. ToropchenkoR000020.04420—11:32
76Z. BolducR011020.00300—11:08
71M. JosephR000-130.11310—10:42
12R. FaksaC000+100.081225810:06
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30J. Hofer(O)23212.9132.86+0.8660:27

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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