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Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings

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Seattle Kraken
▸4
Los Angeles Kings
2
FinalTV FDSNW, KHN/Prime·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2. The Kings scored first; the Kraken answered. The Kraken led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Shane Wright's goal at 5:50 of the third period, which took the Kraken's chances from 78% to 93%. Expected goals were close — SEA 2.5, LAK 2.3; shots on goal were SEA 23, LAK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 25 of 27 (.926); Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 of 23 (.826), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Shane Wright (2 G), 2. Andrei Kuzmenko (2 G), 3. Frederick Gaudreau (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    S. Wright2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kuzmenko2 G
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    F. Gaudreau2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA3110418423
LAKLAK1811108227

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(12)PPG
    B. Clarke (21), K. Fiala (21)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:42
  2. SEA
    S. Wright(10)
    R. Winterton (12)
    backhandxG 0.19win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:16
  3. SEA
    A. Larsson(5)
    C. Stephenson (22), F. Gaudreau (12)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:14
  4. SEA
    V. Dunn(8)PPG
    J. McCann (15), C. Stephenson (23)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    3-1
    15:21

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(13)PPG
    A. Kempe (26), K. Fiala (22)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 ptsVideo
    3-2
    10:27

3rd period

  1. SEA
    S. Wright(11)PPG
    F. Gaudreau (13), K. Kakko (15)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 ptsVideo
    4-2
    5:50

Penalties

SEA 12 PIM·LAK 16 PIM

1st

  • 3:16SEAJacob Melanson · Roughingdrawn by Jeff Malott2 min
  • 3:16LAKJeff Malott · Roughingdrawn by Jacob Melanson2 min
  • 7:08SEAJordan Eberle · Interferencedrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 14:31LAKBrandt Clarke · Interferencedrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min
  • 18:13LAKAdrian Kempe · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Winterton2 min

2nd

  • 1:37LAKQuinton Byfield · Hookingdrawn by Eeli Tolvanen2 min
  • 9:46SEARyker Evans · Closing hand on puck2 min

3rd

  • 0:56SEAJamie Oleksiak · High stickingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 4:08LAKJoel Armia · Hookingdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
  • 9:10LAKBrandt Clarke · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
  • 9:10SEAVince Dunn · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
  • 11:46SEAKaapo Kakko · Holdingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
  • 15:39LAKAdrian Kempe · High sticking double minordrawn by Adam Larsson4 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Shane Wright, 3rd 5:50 — SEA 78% → 93%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.17A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.15T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.15A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.15C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.13T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.12A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.10K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.08K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.07A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.05J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.05J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.05B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.05B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.04T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.03S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.03A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.03S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.02T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.02T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.02C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.01J. Malott · Missed · xG 0.01B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.00D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 2.3 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsLAK
2.54 G
All situations
2 G2.3
1.42 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
1.12 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA54%46%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 2.24

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

SEAvsLAK
23
Shots on goal
27
43%
Faceoffs
57%
2/6
Power play
2/4
12
Penalty minutes
16
17
Hits
18
17
Blocked shots
15
14
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9C. StephensonC022+100.000105222:23
62B. MontourD000020.16100—22:19
6A. LarssonD101+110.24150—21:14
29V. DunnD101+140.26002—19:50
10M. BeniersC000020.370203619:41
19J. McCannL011030.541105019:03
20E. TolvanenR000+130.29400—18:38
7J. EberleR000010.03012—18:23
89F. GaudreauC022+100.000103618:16
55R. LindgrenD000+100.00020—17:56
24J. OleksiakD000010.04002—16:09
51S. WrightC202+120.310005015:01
41R. EvansD000+100.00022—14:42
26R. WintertonC011+120.04200014:01
84K. KakkoR011+110.15112—12:19
12T. KartyeL000010.01200—07:43
78O. Fisker MolgaardC000000.000104006:42
63J. MelansonR000000.00502—06:25
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Daccord(W)27252.9262.26+0.2660:00

Season series

SEA leads 3-1

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