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Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings

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▸5
Los Angeles Kings
3
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Canucks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brock Boeser's goal at 15:17 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 47% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 2.1 to 1.1; shots on goal were VAN 49, LAK 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.9 goals below expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 44 of 49 (.898), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Boeser (3 G, 1 A), 2. Elias Pettersson (1 G, 3 A), 3. Anze Kopitar (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    B. Boeser3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G, 3 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN215121213549
LAKLAK181719324

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    J. Carter(3)
    A. Kopitar (8), A. Martinez (5)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:53
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(5)PPG
    E. Pettersson (12), Q. Hughes (7)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    17:39
  3. VAN
    B. Horvat(6)PPG
    Q. Hughes (8), E. Pettersson (13)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    2-1
    19:34

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(1)PPG
    A. Kopitar (9), D. Doughty (5)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    2-2
    10:06
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(6)
    E. Pettersson (14)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +21 pts
    3-2
    15:17

3rd period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(7)PPG
    B. Horvat (5), J. Miller (8)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    4-2
    0:55
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(4)PPG
    B. Boeser (7), Q. Hughes (9)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    15:46
  3. LAK
    J. Carter(4)
    C. Grundstrom (2), D. Doughty (6)
    wristxG 0.07
    5-3
    18:49

Penalties

VAN 17 PIM·LAK 17 PIM

1st

  • 6:28LAKKyle Clifford · Fightingdrawn by Micheal Ferland5 min
  • 6:28VANMicheal Ferland · Fightingdrawn by Kyle Clifford5 min
  • 9:48VANBrock Boeser · Slashingdrawn by Austin Wagner2 min
  • 12:18LAKTrevor Lewis · Slashingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 17:09LAKAdrian Kempe · Hookingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 19:24LAKDrew Doughty · Hookingdrawn by Tanner Pearson2 min
  • 20:00LAKJeff Carter · Trippingdrawn by Alexander Edler2 min

2nd

  • 9:31VANJay Beagle · Interferencedrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 12:05VANJosh Leivo · Hookingdrawn by Dustin Brown2 min
  • 19:00LAKAustin Wagner · Slashingdrawn by Chris Tanev2 min

3rd

  • 1:42VANAlexander Edler · Trippingdrawn by Nikolai Prokhorkin2 min
  • 7:07VANAlexander Edler · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Lewis2 min
  • 13:13VANTyler Myers · Hookingdrawn by Trevor Lewis2 min
  • 15:28LAKTrevor Lewis · Trippingdrawn by Josh Leivo2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brock Boeser, 2nd 15:17 — VAN 47% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Carter · Goal · xG 0.16T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.14T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.09A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carter · Goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.05A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.05J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.05D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05N. Prokhorkin · On goal · xG 0.04D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.04C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.03A. Wagner · On goal · xG 0.03T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.03T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.03A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.03A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.02K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.02T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.02S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.01K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.01K. Clifford · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00K. MacDermid · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.00K. MacDermid · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK3 G · 1.1 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsLAK
2.15 G
All situations
3 G1.1
1.11 G
Even strength
2 G0.9
0.84 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN72%28%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.11 – 1.08

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

VANvsLAK
49
Shots on goal
24
65%
Faceoffs
35%
4/6
Power play
1/6
17
Penalty minutes
17
15
Hits
24
17
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8C. TanevD000+120.02160—21:32
23A. EdlerD000-230.04144—20:43
4J. BennD000030.12000—19:24
9J. MillerC011030.281004319:11
43Q. HughesD033+100.02000—19:08
70T. PearsonL000-140.13210—19:00
57T. MyersD000-230.11122—18:51
6B. BoeserR314070.32002—17:40
40E. PetterssonC134050.28300017:24
53B. HorvatC112-160.460008016:57
59T. SchallerL000010.00310—16:17
83J. BeagleC000010.011026016:17
20B. SutterC000060.150106716:12
51T. StecherD000000.01120—14:54
18J. VirtanenR000030.09000—12:43
17J. LeivoL000-120.0700210012:33
21L. ErikssonL000000.00000—09:49
79M. FerlandL000000.00105—01:19
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)24213.8751.08-1.9259:31

Season series

VAN leads 3-0

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