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Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

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Los Angeles Kings
2
San Jose Sharks
▸5
FinalTV NBCSCA+, BSW·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2. The Kings scored first; the Sharks answered. The Sharks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dylan Gambrell's goal at 17:00 of the third period, which took the Sharks' chances from 84% to 99%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.6 to 3.3; shots on goal were LAK 34, SJS 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Cal Petersen stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.2 goals below expected; Martin Jones stopped 32 of 34 (.941), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Martin Jones (32 saves, .941), 2. Brent Burns (3 A), 3. Rudolfs Balcers (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    M. Jones32 saves, .941
  2. ★★
    SJS
    B. Burns3 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    R. Balcers1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK113011110234
SJSSJS31108210529

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Iafallo(10)
    D. Brown (8), A. Kopitar (33)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    2:27
  2. SJS
    K. Labanc(10)
    B. Burns (17), M. Ferraro (13)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    8:01
  3. SJS
    P. Marleau(4)
    B. Burns (18), M. Sorensen (4)
    deflectedxG 0.31win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    13:50
  4. SJS
    R. Balcers(6)
    T. Meier (16), E. Karlsson (12)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    17:17

3rd period

  1. LAK
    J. Anderson-Dolan(6)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.02win prob +12 pts
    2-3
    1:02
  2. SJS
    D. Gambrell(4)SHG
    E. Kane (18), B. Burns (19)
    slapxG 0.24win prob +15 pts
    2-4
    17:00
  3. SJS
    T. Hertl(12)EN
    E. Kane (19), L. Couture (12)
    wristxG 0.45
    2-5
    18:41

Penalties

LAK 23 PIM·SJS 23 PIM

1st

  • 3:03LAKAlex Iafallo · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 5:31SJSChristian Jaros · Holdingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

2nd

  • 9:19LAKKurtis MacDermid · Fightingdrawn by Jeffrey Viel5 min
  • 9:19SJSJeffrey Viel · Fightingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid5 min
  • 9:19SJSJeffrey Viel · Interferencedrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min
  • 9:19LAKKurtis MacDermid · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Jeffrey Viel2 min
  • 10:14LAKDrew Doughty · Interferencedrawn by Evander Kane2 min
  • 15:01LAKMikey Anderson · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Labanc2 min
  • 17:38LAKAndreas Athanasiou · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Sorensen5 min
  • 17:38SJSMarcus Sorensen · Fightingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou5 min
  • 18:53SJSBrent Burns · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 15:55SJSTomas Hertl · High stickingdrawn by Dustin Brown2 min
  • 20:00SJSMarcus Sorensen · Fightingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou5 min
  • 20:00LAKAndreas Athanasiou · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Sorensen5 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: Dylan Gambrell, 3rd 17:00 — SJS 84% → 99%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hertl · Goal · xG 0.45P. Marleau · Goal · xG 0.31D. Gambrell · Goal · xG 0.24T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.20L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.14K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.13R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.13R. Balcers · Goal · xG 0.13T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.12K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.11R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.11E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.11T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.10K. Labanc · Goal · xG 0.09R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.09T. Hertl · On goal · xG 0.09J. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.07R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.07T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.06T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.05E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05M. Sorensen · Missed · xG 0.04R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.04R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.04K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.04D. Gambrell · On goal · xG 0.03B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.03J. Viel · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.02J. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.02N. Knyzhov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.00M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS5 G · 3.3 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSJS
3.62 G
All situations
4 G3.3
2.72 G
Even strength
3 G2.2
0.70 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.20 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

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 created
LAK64%36%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.59 – 2.75

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
34
Shots on goal
29
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/3
Power play
0/3
23
Penalty minutes
23
18
Hits
23
11
Blocked shots
15
9
Giveaways
10
5
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000-330.09122—28:25
44M. AndersonD000-200.00012—21:59
26S. WalkerD000030.07110—20:32
11A. KopitarC011-220.170105720:09
19A. IafalloL101-240.74002—19:41
23D. BrownR011-110.11000—17:37
12T. MooreL000030.25000—17:15
77J. CarterC000050.761204017:02
58K. ClagueD000000.00010—16:13
28J. Anderson-DolanC101010.021105715:51
9A. KempeR000-120.020005015:38
21C. WolaninD000010.16010—15:24
46B. LizotteC000-120.381006915:22
22A. AthanasiouC000-110.140010015:04
91C. GrundstromR000-110.20300—12:33
56K. MacDermidL000000.00317—11:50
27A. WagnerL000-230.38500—07:56
48B. LemieuxL000020.13200—05:51
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40C. Petersen(L)28244.8572.81-1.1959:11

Season series

SJS leads 6-2

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