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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Phillip Danault's goal at 16:27 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 74% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.0 to 2.7; shots on goal were SJS 29, LAK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. James Reimer stopped 24 of 26 (.923); Cal Petersen stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 3.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Cal Petersen (29 saves, 1.000), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G), 3. Sean Durzi (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    C. Petersen29 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    S. Durzi2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS0601409029
LAKLAK01021413327

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(16)PPG
    S. Durzi (16)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    6:57
  2. LAK
    P. Danault(18)
    S. Durzi (17), T. Moore (26)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    16:27

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(26)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.52
    0-3
    17:03

Penalties

SJS 12 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:39SJSBrent Burns · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min

2nd

  • 0:16LAKTrevor Moore · High stickingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 2:28SJSAlexander Barabanov · Slashingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
  • 6:15SJSTimo Meier · Holdingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 13:22SJSJake Middleton · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 16:51SJSTimo Meier · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 19:18LAKTrevor Moore · Hookingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min

3rd

  • 5:10SJSJonathan Dahlen · High stickingdrawn by Rasmus Kupari2 min
  • 5:23LAKPhillip Danault · Slashingdrawn by Tomas Hertl2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Phillip Danault, 2nd 16:27 — LAK 74% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.52A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.16A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.14A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.10A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.10S. Durzi · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.10P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.09A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.09Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.08J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.06Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.06A. Iafallo · Missed · xG 0.06A. Strand · On goal · xG 0.06C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.05M. Frk · Missed · xG 0.05P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.05J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.04P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.04S. Durzi · Missed · xG 0.03S. Durzi · On goal · xG 0.03S. Durzi · Missed · xG 0.03A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Frk · Missed · xG 0.02S. Durzi · On goal · xG 0.02P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.02C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.02A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.01O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.00A. Kaliyev · On goal · xG 0.00J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK3 G · 2.7 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsLAK
3.00 G
All situations
2 G2.7
1.10 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
1.10 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.70 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS62%38%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 2.16

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

SJSvsLAK
29
Shots on goal
27
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/3
Power play
1/6
12
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
16
15
Blocked shots
12
6
Giveaways
4
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88B. BurnsD000-110.12112—26:59
65E. KarlssonD000-230.33000—24:40
48T. HertlC000-160.790004720:42
21J. MiddletonD000-100.00312—20:23
24J. MegnaD000010.01340—19:46
39L. CoutureC000-230.350005319:39
28T. MeierR000-240.31304—19:22
13N. BoninoC000000.000306015:10
53N. MelocheD000010.12500—15:03
94A. BarabanovL000-100.00102—14:23
73N. GregorL000020.082105013:02
83M. NietoL000010.03010—12:57
44M. VlasicD000010.00010—12:36
92R. BalcersL000040.69000—12:07
54S. ReedyC000000.001204011:35
11A. CoglianoC000020.13300011:19
76J. DahlenC000-100.00012010:59
43J. LeonardL000000.00400—10:20
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
47J. Reimer(L)26242.9232.17+0.1758:16

Season series

SJS leads 3-1

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