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Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸4
Los Angeles Kings
2
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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2. The Penguins came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Filip Hallander's goal at 6:50 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 45% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.3 to 2.6; shots on goal were PIT 26, LAK 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Arturs Silovs stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Anton Forsberg stopped 22 of 25 (.880). Three stars: 1. Filip Hallander (1 G), 2. Arturs Silovs (30 saves, .938), 3. Warren Foegele (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    F. Hallander1 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    A. Silovs30 saves, .938
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    W. Foegele1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT0828210426
LAKLAK211011010232

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    W. Foegele(1)
    T. Moore (1), C. Ceci (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    4:24
  2. LAK
    K. Fiala(3)
    Q. Byfield (3), J. Armia (3)
    tip-inxG 0.22win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    9:04

2nd period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(1)PPG
    B. Rust (2), E. Karlsson (1)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-2
    6:37
  2. PIT
    C. Dewar(1)
    N. Acciari (1), R. Shea (4)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-2
    7:18

3rd period

  1. PIT
    F. Hallander(1)SHG
    R. Rakell (2), P. Wotherspoon (1)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +32 ptsVideo
    3-2
    6:50
  2. PIT
    S. Crosby(2)EN
    P. Wotherspoon (2), E. Karlsson (2)
    wristxG 0.50win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-2
    19:29

Penalties

PIT 4 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

2nd

  • 5:48LAKQuinton Byfield · Hookingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min
  • 16:11PITSidney Crosby · Trippingdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min

3rd

  • 4:58PITSidney Crosby · Hookingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 14:19LAKAdrian Kempe · High stickingdrawn by Harrison Brunicke2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Filip Hallander, 3rd 6:50 — PIT 45% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.24K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.22Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.21Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.15W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.10K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.10A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.10Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.08W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.08Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.07A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06W. Foegele · Goal · xG 0.06W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.06D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.05K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.05W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.05K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.03J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.03W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 2.6 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsLAK
3.33 G
All situations
2 G2.6
2.31 G
Even strength
2 G2.3
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.31 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT52%48%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.72 – 2.59

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

PITvsLAK
26
Shots on goal
32
39%
Faceoffs
61%
1/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
13
Hits
23
15
Blocked shots
10
15
Giveaways
16
0
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58K. LetangD000-100.21030—22:00
5R. SheaD011000.01020—21:25
17B. RustR011+151.03000—21:11
28P. WotherspoonD022+210.00110—19:52
65E. KarlssonD022+110.01000—18:45
67R. RakellR011+110.07010—18:37
45H. BrunickeD000000.00010—17:50
82C. JonesD000000.00120—17:36
87S. CrosbyC101+110.500044717:15
71E. MalkinC101-120.151005017:01
39A. ManthaR000-130.16020—15:50
46B. LizotteC000+130.232105015:15
16J. BrazeauR000020.21100—13:56
18T. NovakC000000.180004312:38
55N. AcciariC011030.15210012:18
19C. DewarC101020.08200012:09
53P. TomasinoR000-100.07310—11:21
11F. HallanderC101+120.24000011:01
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Silovs(W)32302.9382.61+0.6160:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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