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Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-0. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brandon Pirri's goal at 3:43 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 55% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 5.1 to 1.2; shots on goal were LAK 17, VGK 48. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 94% of the time. Jack Campbell stopped 46 of 47 (.979), 3.5 goals saved above expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brandon Pirri (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nate Schmidt, 3. Marc-Andre Fleury (17 saves, 1.000).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    B. Pirri1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VGK
    N. Schmidt
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Fleury17 saves, 1.000

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK080405017
VGKVGK09018221248

Scoring

2 goals

3rd period

  1. VGK
    B. Pirri(6)
    C. Eakin (11), R. Reaves (6)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +23 pts
    0-1
    3:43
  2. VGK
    A. Tuch(14)EN
    D. Engelland (5), B. Pirri (3)
    wristxG 0.55win prob +2 pts
    0-2
    19:27

Penalties

LAK 6 PIM·VGK 4 PIM

2nd

  • 0:57VGKPaul Stastny · Interferencedrawn by Drew Doughty2 min
  • 13:46LAKAdrian Kempe · Interferencedrawn by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare2 min
  • 16:32VGKNick Holden · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Leipsic2 min

3rd

  • 1:43LAKDerek Forbort · High stickingdrawn by Ryan Carpenter2 min
  • 17:17LAKDrew Doughty · Trippingdrawn by Tomas Nosek2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brandon Pirri, 3rd 3:43 — VGK 55% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Tuch · Goal · xG 0.55J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.23J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.20W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.20W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.20B. Pirri · Goal · xG 0.17B. Pirri · On goal · xG 0.17A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.16J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.15C. Eakin · Missed · xG 0.14C. Eakin · Missed · xG 0.13W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.12J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.12T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.12R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.11R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.11T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.11P. Bellemare · On goal · xG 0.11B. Pirri · On goal · xG 0.11J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.10R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.10T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.10R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.10S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.09R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.09A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.08S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.08C. Eakin · On goal · xG 0.07J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.07R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.07B. Pirri · Missed · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.05A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.04T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.04W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.04N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.04P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.03T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.03D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.03J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.02P. Stastny · Missed · xG 0.02R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.02N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.01N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.01R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01J. Merrill · Missed · xG 0.01S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.01D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.01N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.01A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.01W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.00B. Pirri · On goal · xG 0.00B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK2 G · 5.1 xG · 66 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsVGK
1.20 G
All situations
1 G5.1
1.10 G
Even strength
1 G3.5
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK6%94%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.15 – 4.52

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

LAKvsVGK
17
Shots on goal
48
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
28
22
Blocked shots
16
8
Giveaways
2
4
Takeaways
18

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000-110.03002—25:40
24D. ForbortD000-100.00042—21:11
11A. KopitarC000-220.170006521:06
6J. MuzzinD000-100.00630—20:30
23D. BrownR000-110.15200—19:50
77J. CarterC000-110.020103817:17
73T. ToffoliC000-130.15100016:45
7O. FantenbergD000-100.00120—16:42
61S. WalkerD000010.01200—16:33
19A. IafalloL000010.10100—16:10
3D. PhaneufD000-220.06220—15:47
44N. ThompsonC000000.001204515:46
17I. KovalchukL000020.33100—14:50
9A. KempeR000000.002021114:30
14B. LeipsicL000000.00040—14:05
64M. LuffR000010.01020—11:39
13K. CliffordL000000.00210—08:18
51A. WagnerL000020.12410—07:46
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Campbell(L)47461.9794.55+3.5559:35

Season series

LAK leads 3-2

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