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New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings

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New York Islanders
3
Los Angeles Kings
▸5
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 5-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Samuel Helenius's goal at 14:20 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 4.6 to 3.2; shots on goal were NYI 35, LAK 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 of 35 (.857), 2.3 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 35 (.914). Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (1 A), 2. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mikey Anderson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Panarin1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    M. Anderson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYINYI05120210335
LAKLAK11921026535

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Panarin(20)
    A. Kopitar (19), M. Anderson (8)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:17

2nd period

  1. LAK
    S. Helenius(4)
    J. Malott (6), T. Ward (3)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    14:20
  2. LAK
    M. Anderson(3)
    D. Doughty (12), A. Kempe (29)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-3
    15:51
  3. NYI
    B. Horvat(26)
    J. Pageau (14)
    wristxG 0.00win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:59

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Laferriere(15)PPG
    B. Clarke (23), D. Kuemper (1)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +5 ptsVideo
    1-4
    2:30
  2. NYI
    A. Pelech(4)SHG
    J. Pageau (15)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-4
    4:30
  3. LAK
    A. Kempe(23)
    B. Clarke (24), A. Panarin (42)
    tip-inxG 0.26win prob +4 ptsVideo
    2-5
    8:30
  4. NYI
    E. Heineman(16)
    M. Schaefer (25), M. Barzal (39)
    tip-inxG 0.14Video
    3-5
    18:01

Penalties

NYI 6 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:56NYICarson Soucy · Trippingdrawn by Alex Laferriere2 min

2nd

  • 1:20LAKserved by C. Perry · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 8:48LAKserved by C. Perry · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 17:00LAKAlex Turcotte · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min

3rd

  • 1:23NYIOndrej Palat · Slashingdrawn by Alex Laferriere2 min
  • 2:40NYIIlya Sorokin · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Samuel Helenius, 2nd 14:20 — LAK 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.58T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.43A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.40A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.26A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.18A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.16A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.15A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.15A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.13A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.11C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.11C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.10D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.10K. Connors · Missed · xG 0.10C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.09C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.08A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.08T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.08S. Helenius · Goal · xG 0.07T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.07J. Wright · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.07A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.06T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.06A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · Goal · xG 0.06T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.06T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.05B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.05K. Connors · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.04T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.03J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.03M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03S. Helenius · Missed · xG 0.03T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03S. Helenius · Missed · xG 0.02T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Anderson · Goal · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.02T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.02A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.01T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.00J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.00J. Wright · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK5 G · 4.6 xG · 57 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYIvsLAK
3.23 G
All situations
5 G4.6
2.12 G
Even strength
4 G2.0
0.90 G
Power play
1 G0.5
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 112 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYI58%42%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.20 – 2.72

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

NYIvsLAK
35
Shots on goal
35
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
20
Hits
24
17
Blocked shots
21
14
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Islanders skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
48M. SchaeferD011-120.19110—27:47
77T. DeAngeloD000-110.14110—24:01
14B. HorvatC101040.500205324:00
13M. BarzalC011-130.47030023:16
10S. HolmstromR000030.33100—21:31
6R. PulockD000+120.03030—19:29
3A. PelechD101030.20030—19:10
27A. LeeL000+160.49200—18:58
64C. RitchieC000000.001004016:49
44J. PageauC022+110.021006515:57
51E. HeinemanL101+140.34100—15:35
81O. PalatL000-220.09012—15:15
29J. DrouinL000+100.070105014:56
53C. CizikasC000-120.272104711:37
24S. MayfieldD000-110.02000—09:34
16M. GatcombC000-100.00500009:32
4C. SoucyD000-110.02012—09:31
32K. MacLeanC000-100.0650010006:30
New York Islanders goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30I. Sorokin(L)35305.8572.74-2.2651:25

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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