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Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals

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Los Angeles Kings
▸3
Washington Capitals
2
FinalTV NBCSWA, BSW·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. The Kings came back from two goals down. The Capitals led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adrian Kempe's goal at 9:36 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 48% to 80%. Expected goals were close — LAK 1.8, WSH 2.0; shots on goal were LAK 24, WSH 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Garret Sparks stopped 33 of 35 (.943); Vitek Vanecek stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Adrian Kempe (1 G), 2. Blake Lizotte (1 G), 3. Connor McMichael (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kempe1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    B. Lizotte1 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    C. McMichael1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK0519210324
WSHWSH114111010235

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    C. McMichael(4)
    J. Snively (1)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    7:58

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Schultz(2)
    C. Sheary (8), G. Hathaway (3)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    13:47
  2. LAK
    B. Lizotte(3)SHG
    A. Iafallo (10), A. Kopitar (18)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    17:04

3rd period

  1. LAK
    C. Wolanin(1)
    M. Roy (10)
    wristxG 0.37win prob +20 pts
    2-2
    2:50
  2. LAK
    A. Kempe(12)
    M. Roy (11), D. Brown (8)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +32 pts
    3-2
    9:36

Penalties

LAK 21 PIM·WSH 17 PIM

1st

  • 1:52LAKCarl Grundstrom · Interferencedrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 10:50WSHLars Eller · Interferencedrawn by Lias Andersson2 min
  • 15:13WSHBeck Malenstyn · Holdingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 1:32LAKBrendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn5 min
  • 1:32LAKBrendan Lemieux · Roughingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 1:32WSHBeck Malenstyn · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 min
  • 1:32WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Roughingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min
  • 1:32LAKBlake Lizotte · Roughingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 4:09LAKLias Andersson · Slashingdrawn by Nick Jensen2 min
  • 6:56WSHJustin Schultz · Trippingdrawn by Carl Grundstrom2 min
  • 9:46LAKBlake Lizotte · Hookingdrawn by Justin Schultz2 min
  • 9:46LAKBlake Lizotte · Abuse of officials2 min
  • 16:42LAKChristian Wolanin · High stickingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min

3rd

  • 2:11LAKLias Andersson · Roughingdrawn by Conor Sheary2 min
  • 2:11WSHConor Sheary · Roughingdrawn by Lias Andersson2 min
  • 10:03WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk · Hookingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
WSH goalLAK goalFinal: WSH 0%

Biggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 3rd 9:36 — LAK 48% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. McMichael · Goal · xG 0.14J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.13C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.13D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.12M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.11G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.08J. Snively · On goal · xG 0.08C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.08C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.07J. Snively · On goal · xG 0.07G. Hathaway · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.05C. Hagelin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.04L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schultz · Goal · xG 0.04D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.04C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.03T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03B. Leason · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.03T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.03D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.02C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.02L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.02C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.02B. Leason · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.02A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH2 G · 2.0 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsWSH
1.83 G
All situations
2 G2.0
1.12 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK48%52%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.81 – 1.94

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

LAKvsWSH
24
Shots on goal
35
61%
Faceoffs
39%
0/4
Power play
0/6
21
Penalty minutes
17
34
Hits
30
24
Blocked shots
12
5
Giveaways
7
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
11A. KopitarC011+220.122307224:32
50S. DurziD000-210.03360—24:12
19A. IafalloL011010.4001010023:40
3M. RoyD022+330.07350—23:31
9A. KempeR101+220.29200—22:11
6O. MaattaD000+200.00520—19:16
33V. ArvidssonL000010.080105017:29
23D. BrownR011+120.03310—17:18
12T. MooreL000-110.051205417:15
44M. AndersonD000000.03300—16:06
7T. BjornfotD000-210.04100—15:07
86C. WolaninD101+110.37312—13:50
17L. AnderssonC000010.0110410010:17
89R. KupariC000040.090105009:13
91C. GrundstromR000010.03212—09:05
46B. LizotteC101-120.181065708:13
34A. KaliyevR000-100.00000—08:10
48B. LemieuxL000-110.01407—06:35
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
80G. Sparks(W)35332.9431.95-0.0560:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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