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Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

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Los Angeles Kings
▸5
Vegas Golden Knights
2
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, FS-W·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ben Hutton's goal at 15:01 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 61% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.2 to 2.1; shots on goal were LAK 23, VGK 46. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Jack Campbell stopped 44 of 46 (.957), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Malcolm Subban stopped 18 of 23 (.783), 3.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Campbell (44 saves, .957), 2. Reilly Smith (1 G), 3. Max Pacioretty (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    J. Campbell44 saves, .957
  2. ★★
    VGK
    R. Smith1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    M. Pacioretty1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK4180312523
VGKVGK010224012246

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Martinez(1)
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    13:40
  2. LAK
    B. Hutton(2)
    T. Toffoli (15), A. Iafallo (17)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    15:01
  3. LAK
    T. Toffoli(12)
    A. Kopitar (24)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    18:44
  4. LAK
    A. Kempe(9)
    M. Amadio (9), M. Roy (10)
    tip-inxG 0.28win prob +6 pts
    4-0
    19:56

2nd period

  1. VGK
    R. Smith(18)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.20win prob +4 pts
    4-1
    14:38
  2. VGK
    M. Pacioretty(20)
    P. Stastny (9), M. Stone (27)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +9 pts
    4-2
    15:34

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(10)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.02
    5-2
    19:51

Penalties

LAK 2 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

3rd

  • 6:58LAKDrew Doughty · Slashingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 19:50VGKPaul Stastny · Slashingdrawn by Jeff Carter2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ben Hutton, 1st 15:01 — LAK 61% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Smith · Goal · xG 0.20A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.19M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.18R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.17M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.16D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.14R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.14M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.13C. Eakin · On goal · xG 0.13M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.12A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.12T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.10W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.08R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.07M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.07W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.07C. Eakin · Missed · xG 0.07M. Pacioretty · Goal · xG 0.07N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.06M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.05A. Tuch · Missed · xG 0.05M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.04R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hague · Missed · xG 0.03R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.03R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.02A. Tuch · On goal · xG 0.02D. Engelland · Missed · xG 0.02N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.02C. Eakin · Missed · xG 0.02D. Engelland · On goal · xG 0.02R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02D. Engelland · Missed · xG 0.01S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.01N. Holden · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hague · On goal · xG 0.01W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK2 G · 3.2 xG · 59 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsVGK
2.15 G
All situations
2 G3.2
1.44 G
Even strength
2 G2.9
0.01 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK19%81%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.38 – 3.18

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
23
Shots on goal
46
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
20
Hits
32
18
Blocked shots
13
5
Giveaways
6
7
Takeaways
20

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27A. MartinezD101+120.03010—25:03
8D. DoughtyD000+100.00022—24:46
15B. HuttonD101+220.02110—21:23
3M. RoyD011+200.00130—20:43
11A. KopitarC011+210.052104818:14
19A. IafalloL011+200.10100—17:33
77J. CarterC000-130.042204717:16
23D. BrownR000-110.08000—16:21
73T. ToffoliC112+210.0900010016:02
51A. WagnerL000+210.77310—15:29
9A. KempeR202+250.412004315:18
74N. ProkhorkinL000-120.21000—14:46
26S. WalkerD000-120.03110—14:40
10M. AmadioR011+220.210102914:02
56K. MacDermidL000-100.00020—13:34
22T. LewisC000-100.070104211:20
13K. CliffordL000-110.01320—10:45
64M. LuffR000-100.00400—10:41
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Campbell(W)46442.9573.23+1.2360:00

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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