Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1. The Ducks scored first and never trailed. The Ducks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Arthur Kaliyev's goal at 5:32 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 19% to 36%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 4.5 to 1.5; shots on goal were ANA 43, LAK 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. John Gibson stopped 20 of 21 (.952); Cal Petersen stopped 40 of 42 (.952), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Cal Petersen (40 saves, .952), 2. David Backes (1 G), 3. Drew Doughty (1 A).
Three stars
- ★C. Petersen40 saves, .952

- ★★D. Backes1 G

- ★★★D. Doughty1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
1-010:07
2nd period
2-00:17
2-15:32
3rd period
3-119:14
Penalties
1st
- 0:03
Kurtis MacDermid · Fightingdrawn by Nicolas Deslauriers5 min
- 0:03
Nicolas Deslauriers · Fightingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid5 min
3rd
- 1:01
Hampus Lindholm · Holdingdrawn by Alex Iafallo2 min
- 3:17
served by L. Andersson · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Arthur Kaliyev, 2nd 5:32 — 19% → 36%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.52 G
- All situations
- 1 G1.5
- 3.52 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.1
- 0.30 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.67 – 1.42
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
- 43
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/1
- 7
- Penalty minutes
- 7
- 20
- Hits
- 22
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 2
- Giveaways
- 13
- 2
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
