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Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings

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Detroit Red Wings
1
Los Angeles Kings
▸4
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anze Kopitar's goal at 8:22 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.4 to 1.4; shots on goal were DET 21, LAK 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Jared Coreau stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 1.1 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 20 of 21 (.952). Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (1 G, 3 A), 2. Jonathan Quick (20 saves, .952), 3. Drew Doughty (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    J. Quick20 saves, .952
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DETDET070618121
LAKLAK1605311422

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    P. LaDue(3)
    A. Iafallo (16), A. Kopitar (49)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    8:55

3rd period

  1. DET
    G. Nyquist(18)PPG
    N. Kronwall (17), F. Nielsen (15)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    0:45
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(29)
    D. Doughty (40), D. Brown (27)
    deflectedxG 0.26win prob +28 pts
    1-2
    8:22
  3. LAK
    T. Toffoli(23)
    D. Doughty (41), A. Kopitar (50)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +5 pts
    1-3
    18:30
  4. LAK
    D. Brown(21)EN
    A. Kopitar (51), D. Doughty (42)
    wristxG 0.54
    1-4
    18:48

Penalties

DET 10 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:21LAKKyle Clifford · Slashingdrawn by Evgeny Svechnikov2 min

2nd

  • 5:32DETTrevor Daley · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:21DETTyler Bertuzzi · Slashingdrawn by Dion Phaneuf2 min
  • 8:21LAKDion Phaneuf · Roughingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 11:46DETDanny DeKeyser · Cross checkingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 20:00LAKPaul LaDue · High stickingdrawn by Jonathan Ericsson2 min

3rd

  • 6:22DETFrans Nielsen · Interferencedrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 18:30DETserved by M. Frk · Delaying game bench2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anze Kopitar, 3rd 8:22 — LAK 53% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Brown · Goal · xG 0.54A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.26T. Toffoli · Goal · xG 0.15T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.12J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.12D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.11M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.11T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.11J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.10D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.09D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.07D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.07D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.05A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.03J. Muzzin · Missed · xG 0.02D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.02P. LaDue · Goal · xG 0.02D. Phaneuf · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.02P. LaDue · On goal · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.01T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.01T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.01K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.01T. Rieder · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.00D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK4 G · 2.4 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsLAK
1.41 G
All situations
3 G2.4
1.10 G
Even strength
3 G1.4
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 67 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET38%62%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.35 – 1.89

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

DETvsLAK
21
Shots on goal
22
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/2
Power play
1/4
10
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
30
13
Blocked shots
14
4
Giveaways
8
1
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
52J. EricssonD000-130.12310—22:28
65D. DeKeyserD000-200.01012—22:01
83T. DaleyD000000.03022—21:00
25M. GreenD000-210.02130—20:35
40H. ZetterbergC000-100.042003819:23
14G. NyquistR101-130.28000—17:06
39A. ManthaR000-130.29300—17:06
3N. JensenD000-100.02200—16:23
71D. LarkinC000-230.040004416:15
8J. AbdelkaderL000-110.05100—16:12
43D. HelmC000-100.0020010015:40
59T. BertuzziL000-130.18122—15:40
72A. AthanasiouC000020.01010015:23
51F. NielsenC011-110.110023814:57
55N. KronwallD011000.00020—14:49
41L. GlendeningC000000.006108011:10
77E. SvechnikovL000010.17300—09:24
42M. FrkR000000.00100—06:16
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31J. Coreau(L)21183.8571.90-1.1059:54

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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