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Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

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Los Angeles Kings
1
San Jose Sharks
▸2
FinalTV FS-W, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan Donato's goal at 3:48 of the third period, which took the Sharks' chances from 52% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.2 to 1.6; shots on goal were LAK 42, SJS 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 21 of 23 (.913); Martin Jones stopped 41 of 42 (.976), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ryan Donato (1 G), 2. Martin Jones (41 saves, .976), 3. Logan Couture (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    R. Donato1 G
  2. ★★
    SJS
    M. Jones41 saves, .976
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    L. Couture1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK014113015142
SJSSJS1110814223

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    L. Couture(14)
    K. Labanc (11), E. Kane (15)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    8:22

2nd period

  1. LAK
    M. Roy(1)
    A. Wagner (4), G. Vilardi (7)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    17:31

3rd period

  1. SJS
    R. Donato(5)
    J. Leonard (6), N. Knyzhov (4)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.05win prob +26 pts
    1-2
    3:48

Penalties

LAK 9 PIM·SJS 15 PIM

1st

  • 3:00SJSErik Karlsson · Holdingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min
  • 4:47LAKJeff Carter · Trippingdrawn by Brent Burns2 min
  • 10:52SJSKurtis Gabriel · Fightingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid5 min
  • 10:52LAKKurtis MacDermid · Fightingdrawn by Kurtis Gabriel5 min
  • 12:44SJSTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Drew Doughty2 min
  • 16:26SJSNikolai Knyzhov · Trippingdrawn by Gabriel Vilardi2 min

2nd

  • 5:58LAKSean Walker · Holdingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 9:38SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic · Trippingdrawn by Austin Wagner2 min

3rd

  • 0:58SJSNikolai Knyzhov · Trippingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ryan Donato, 3rd 3:48 — SJS 52% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.43K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.10P. Marleau · Missed · xG 0.10K. Gabriel · Missed · xG 0.09K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.09L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.08P. Marleau · Missed · xG 0.07T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.06K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.05R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.05L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.05K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.04E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03D. Gambrell · Missed · xG 0.03P. Marleau · Missed · xG 0.03T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.03R. Simek · On goal · xG 0.02K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.02R. Simek · On goal · xG 0.02N. Knyzhov · On goal · xG 0.02N. Knyzhov · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.01P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.01N. Knyzhov · On goal · xG 0.01R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.01R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.01L. Couture · Goal · xG 0.01T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.01E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.00T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.00M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.00M. Sorensen · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS2 G · 1.6 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSJS
2.21 G
All situations
2 G1.6
1.31 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
0.80 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK63%37%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.22 – 1.59

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

LAKvsSJS
42
Shots on goal
23
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/5
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
15
8
Hits
25
12
Blocked shots
16
10
Giveaways
6
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000030.11000—29:04
11A. KopitarC000010.150107124:23
19A. IafalloL000060.59010—21:15
3M. RoyD101+120.05010—19:39
9A. KempeR000-120.210001019:36
77J. CarterC000070.330122019:18
22A. AthanasiouC000-100.00000018:40
44M. AndersonD000030.04110—18:31
23D. BrownR000050.29000—18:10
26S. WalkerD000-210.03132—16:49
28J. Anderson-DolanC000-100.002104015:13
33T. BjornfotD000+120.02000—14:42
13G. VilardiC011+120.150008312:50
12T. MooreL000-110.05020—11:33
56K. MacDermidL000-210.03005—10:29
46B. LizotteC000020.070002909:35
27A. WagnerL011020.06200—09:07
91C. GrundstromR000020.07210—09:01
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(L)23212.9131.59-0.4158:05

Season series

SJS leads 6-2

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