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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸3
Los Angeles Kings
2
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2. The Kings scored first; the Golden Knights answered. The Kings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was James Neal's goal at 14:23 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 48% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.2 to 2.1; shots on goal were VGK 26, LAK 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 37 of 39 (.949); Jonathan Quick stopped 23 of 26 (.885). Three stars: 1. Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves, .949), 2. James Neal (1 G), 3. Alex Iafallo (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    M. Fleury37 saves, .949
  2. ★★
    VGK
    J. Neal1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Iafallo1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK080939326
LAKLAK18014117239

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Iafallo(1)
    A. Kopitar (1), D. Brown (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    13:14

3rd period

  1. VGK
    C. Eakin(1)
    R. Carpenter (1), D. Perron (1)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +27 pts
    1-1
    6:10
  2. VGK
    J. Neal(1)
    N. Schmidt (1), A. Tuch (1)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +39 pts
    2-1
    14:23
  3. VGK
    W. Karlsson(1)
    R. Smith (2), J. Marchessault (2)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +11 pts
    3-1
    14:44
  4. LAK
    A. Kopitar(1)
    O. Fantenberg (1)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +5 pts
    3-2
    17:56

Penalties

VGK 12 PIM·LAK 10 PIM

1st

  • 5:33LAKKyle Clifford · Trippingdrawn by Shea Theodore2 min
  • 7:35VGKserved by D. Perron · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 7:35LAKKyle Clifford · Roughingdrawn by William Carrier2 min
  • 7:35VGKWilliam Carrier · Roughingdrawn by Kyle Clifford2 min
  • 7:41LAKDustin Brown · Trippingdrawn by Brayden McNabb2 min
  • 19:36VGKCody Eakin · Holdingdrawn by Jake Muzzin2 min

2nd

  • 6:19VGKJames Neal · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 17:57LAKOscar Fantenberg · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 19:58VGKJonathan Marchessault · High stickingdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min

3rd

  • 7:23LAKJake Muzzin · Trippingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min
  • 14:57VGKDavid Perron · Trippingdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: James Neal, 3rd 14:23 — VGK 48% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.14T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.13J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.12T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.10T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.10D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.10J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.09D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.09J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.08T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.07A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.07T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.06J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.03T. Mitchell · On goal · xG 0.03D. Phaneuf · On goal · xG 0.03A. Iafallo · Goal · xG 0.03J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03D. Phaneuf · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02T. Rieder · Missed · xG 0.02T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.02J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.02A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.02T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.02J. Muzzin · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.02D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.01C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.01C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.00T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.00A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.00A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.00C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 2.1 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsLAK
3.23 G
All situations
2 G2.1
3.03 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK69%31%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.20 – 2.12

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

VGKvsLAK
26
Shots on goal
39
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/4
Power play
0/5
12
Penalty minutes
10
40
Hits
45
18
Blocked shots
19
7
Giveaways
14
2
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88N. SchmidtD011-100.06000—24:07
5D. EngellandD000+210.17230—22:41
3B. McNabbD000-200.04340—21:35
6C. MillerD000+130.17220—18:29
27S. TheodoreD000+110.24110—18:14
71W. KarlssonC101020.112105017:41
57D. PerronL011+110.030025017:12
18J. NealL101+130.19802—17:00
56E. HaulaL000020.161003816:13
19R. SmithR011-120.12200—16:12
89A. TuchR011+110.57310—15:36
81J. MarchessaultR011-130.244023315:29
21C. EakinC101+120.204224414:50
40R. CarpenterC011+120.403004413:59
15J. MerrillD000+100.00120—12:06
92T. NosekL000020.21010—12:04
41P. BellemareL000010.002105011:15
28W. CarrierL000000.31202—05:17
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)39372.9492.13+0.1360:00

Series

VGK leads 4-0

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