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Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars

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Los Angeles Kings
▸3
Dallas Stars
0
FinalTV FS-SW, FS-W·American Airlines Center

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Dallas Stars 3-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Drew Doughty's goal at 5:09 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 67% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.4 to 2.0; shots on goal were LAK 42, DAL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Ben Bishop stopped 39 of 42 (.929). Three stars: 1. Drew Doughty (1 G), 2. Darcy Kuemper (28 saves, 1.000), 3. Anze Kopitar (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    D. Kuemper28 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK112115115342
DALDAL0801208028

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    P. LaDue(1)
    A. Kopitar (33), A. Iafallo (11)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:05

2nd period

  1. LAK
    D. Doughty(8)PPG
    J. Muzzin (24), A. Kopitar (34)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    2-0
    5:09

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Martinez(5)
    T. Mitchell (4), T. Pearson (18)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    1:05

Penalties

LAK 8 PIM·DAL 6 PIM

2nd

  • 1:46LAKAlec Martinez · Holdingdrawn by Tyler Pitlick2 min
  • 4:17DALAlexander Radulov · Holding the stickdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min
  • 7:41DALTyler Pitlick · High stickingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 7:41DALTyler Pitlick · High stickingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 15:11LAKMichael Amadio · Slashingdrawn by Jason Spezza2 min
  • 18:56LAKDustin Brown · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Seguin2 min

3rd

  • 10:21LAKTorrey Mitchell · Roughingdrawn by Radek Faksa2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Drew Doughty, 2nd 5:09 — LAK 67% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.17B. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.15A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.14A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.12B. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.12S. Johns · On goal · xG 0.09A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.08B. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.07T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindell · On goal · xG 0.07T. Pitlick · Missed · xG 0.06J. Spezza · On goal · xG 0.06T. Seguin · Missed · xG 0.05S. Johns · Missed · xG 0.05R. Elie · Missed · xG 0.05R. Elie · On goal · xG 0.04G. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04J. Honka · Missed · xG 0.04T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.04S. Johns · On goal · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.04J. Honka · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.03T. Seguin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · Missed · xG 0.03J. Honka · On goal · xG 0.02G. Pateryn · Missed · xG 0.01J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.01J. Honka · On goal · xG 0.01R. Faksa · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.01R. Faksa · On goal · xG 0.01A. Radulov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.00J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.00
DAL0 G · 2.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsDAL
3.43 G
All situations
0 G2.0
2.62 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
0.81 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK73%27%DAL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.31 – 1.94

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

LAKvsDAL
42
Shots on goal
28
53%
Faceoffs
47%
1/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
20
Hits
31
19
Blocked shots
31
1
Giveaways
12
4
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD101030.14120—25:39
6J. MuzzinD011+120.11130—22:29
11A. KopitarC022+140.230106622:13
53K. GravelD000010.01200—20:40
5C. FolinD000+120.06130—19:36
27A. MartinezD101+150.14252—19:35
23D. BrownR000+1110.82012—19:16
22T. LewisC000010.281102518:42
70T. PearsonL011+130.3540010015:37
73T. ToffoliC000+130.46200015:16
71T. MitchellC011+120.412023815:01
13K. CliffordL000010.01200—14:36
19A. IafalloL011+100.07010—13:54
9A. KempeR000010.130006013:06
38P. LaDueD101+120.05210—12:13
15A. AndreoffC000010.09010008:23
52M. AmadioR000000.000025007:55
17J. BrodzinskiC000000.00000007:49
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)282801.0001.96+1.9660:00

Season series

DAL leads 2-1

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