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Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights

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Los Angeles Kings
▸4
Vegas Golden Knights
1
FinalTV NBCSN·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anze Kopitar's goal at 7:39 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 62% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.7 to 1.2; shots on goal were LAK 17, VGK 43. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 94% of the time. Cal Petersen stopped 42 of 43 (.977), 3.7 goals saved above expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of 17 (.765), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Cal Petersen (42 saves, .977), 2. Anze Kopitar (2 G), 3. Shea Theodore (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    C. Petersen42 saves, .977
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar2 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK292701417
VGKVGK06118019143

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(19)
    A. Iafallo (24), B. Hutton (8)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:01
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(20)PPG
    D. Brown (17), D. Doughty (24)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    2-0
    7:39

2nd period

  1. LAK
    T. Lewis(5)
    T. Moore (4), B. Hutton (9)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    10:04
  2. VGK
    S. Theodore(11)PPG
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.05win prob +8 pts
    3-1
    13:14
  3. LAK
    A. Iafallo(16)PPG
    A. Kempe (19), D. Doughty (25)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +6 pts
    4-1
    19:04

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·VGK 6 PIM

1st

  • 6:35VGKWilliam Carrier · Cross checkingdrawn by Austin Wagner2 min
  • 15:37LAKDrew Doughty · Hookingdrawn by Paul Stastny2 min
  • 18:01LAKDrew Doughty · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Marc-Andre Fleury2 min
  • 18:01VGKNate Schmidt · Interferencedrawn by Dustin Brown2 min

2nd

  • 12:29LAKMartin Frk · Slashingdrawn by Max Pacioretty2 min
  • 18:54VGKAlec Martinez · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Cal Petersen2 min

3rd

  • 4:07LAKKurtis MacDermid · Interferencedrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
  • 8:21LAKserved by M. Frk · Too many men on the ice2 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: Anze Kopitar, 1st 7:39 — LAK 62% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.46W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.24B. Pirri · On goal · xG 0.17W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.14B. Pirri · Missed · xG 0.14R. Reaves · Missed · xG 0.14B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.13J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.13R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.13C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.12W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.11N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.11T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.11P. Stastny · Missed · xG 0.11R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.10R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.10W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.09R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.09A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.09J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.08N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.08W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.08S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.07C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.07N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.07A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.07C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.06C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.06T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.06R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.06T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.06T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.06A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.05S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05S. Theodore · Goal · xG 0.05M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.04N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.04T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.04M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.04N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.04M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.04W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.02R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.02B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.02N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.01W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK1 G · 4.7 xG · 64 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsVGK
1.24 G
All situations
1 G4.7
0.82 G
Even strength
0 G3.9
0.42 G
Power play
1 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK6%94%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.21 – 4.58

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
43
52%
Faceoffs
48%
2/2
Power play
1/4
10
Penalty minutes
6
19
Hits
28
24
Blocked shots
9
5
Giveaways
6
8
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD022+220.04104—23:49
11A. KopitarC202+120.291005723:35
19A. IafalloL112+110.17010—21:33
23D. BrownR011+140.34310—21:24
15B. HuttonD022+200.02320—20:03
3M. RoyD000000.00420—20:01
26S. WalkerD000010.01030—19:20
44M. AndersonD000000.00040—18:08
56K. MacDermidL000000.00132—17:56
9A. KempeR011030.19000—16:46
46B. LizotteC000000.001003615:56
22T. LewisC101+110.0132010012:49
12T. MooreL011+100.00130—12:14
10M. AmadioR000000.000104311:09
74N. ProkhorkinL000010.0001010009:46
29M. FrkR000010.07012—09:41
51A. WagnerL000000.04100—09:34
42G. VilardiC000+110.030006007:49
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40C. Petersen(W)43421.9774.67+3.6760:00

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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