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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

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Vegas Golden Knights
2
Los Angeles Kings
▸6
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2. The Golden Knights scored first; the Kings answered. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Phillip Danault's goal at 3:05 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 70% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were VGK 25, LAK 47. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Robin Lehner stopped 27 of 31 (.871), 1.7 goals below expected; Cal Petersen stopped 23 of 25 (.920). Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (3 G, 2 A), 2. Drew Doughty (1 G, 3 A), 3. Alex Iafallo (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar3 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 G, 3 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Iafallo2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK1130814225
LAKLAK218213216647

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    S. Theodore(1)
    K. Kolesar (1), B. McNabb (1)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    9:00
  2. LAK
    D. Brown(1)
    D. Doughty (1), A. Kopitar (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +6 pts
    1-1
    13:15
  3. LAK
    A. Kopitar(1)PPG
    V. Tkachev (1), D. Doughty (2)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    1-2
    19:17

2nd period

  1. LAK
    P. Danault(1)
    D. Doughty (3), A. Iafallo (1)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    3:05
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(2)
    A. Kempe (1), A. Iafallo (2)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +8 pts
    1-4
    10:13

3rd period

  1. LAK
    D. Doughty(1)PPG
    V. Tkachev (2), A. Kopitar (2)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +1 pts
    1-5
    1:47
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(3)
    V. Arvidsson (1), D. Brown (1)
    backhandxG 0.17
    1-6
    15:06
  3. VGK
    C. Stephenson(2)
    E. Dadonov (1), A. Martinez (1)
    wristxG 0.13
    2-6
    15:43

Penalties

VGK 9 PIM·LAK 7 PIM

1st

  • 12:17LAKBrendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min
  • 12:17VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 min
  • 18:26VGKJake Leschyshyn · Trippingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min

3rd

  • 1:22VGKAlec Martinez · High stickingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
  • 2:59LAKMatt Roy · Cross checkingdrawn by Peyton Krebs2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Phillip Danault, 2nd 3:05 — LAK 70% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.27D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.26A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.17A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.17T. Bjornfot · On goal · xG 0.17A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.16A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.15A. Kaliyev · Missed · xG 0.14A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.14A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.12B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.11V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.11B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.10T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.10V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.09S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.09V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.08D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.07P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.07V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.07A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.06D. Doughty · Goal · xG 0.06V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.05P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.05B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.04T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.04D. Brown · Goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.03B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.03B. Lizotte · Missed · xG 0.02P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.02A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02D. Brown · Missed · xG 0.02V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.01T. Bjornfot · Missed · xG 0.01S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bjornfot · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.01A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.01B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.01S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.00V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK6 G · 3.5 xG · 62 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsLAK
1.92 G
All situations
6 G3.5
1.72 G
Even strength
4 G3.2
0.10 G
Power play
2 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK23%77%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.85 – 3.45

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

VGKvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
47
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/1
Power play
2/2
9
Penalty minutes
7
41
Hits
22
22
Blocked shots
12
4
Giveaways
4
2
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7A. PietrangeloD000-210.02020—22:40
23A. MartinezD011+110.02212—20:38
27S. TheodoreD101020.04110—20:15
2Z. WhitecloudD000020.07560—19:04
3B. McNabbD011-100.00450—18:30
14N. HagueD000-210.01410—18:12
55K. KolesarR011000.15805—17:42
20C. StephensonC101010.132004517:38
63E. DadonovL011+230.35210—17:32
41N. PatrickC000020.172106017:27
67M. PaciorettyL000050.17230—17:04
18P. KrebsC000-110.12100015:47
19R. SmithR000-220.13000—15:08
71W. KarlssonC000-230.192006015:00
81J. MarchessaultR000-200.21200—14:28
15J. LeschyshynC000010.083124511:17
46J. RondbjergR000000.00000—10:30
61M. StoneR000-100.00100—09:52
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90R. Lehner(L)31274.8712.33-1.6740:00
39L. Brossoit16142.8751.20-0.8020:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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