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Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche

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Los Angeles Kings
▸5
Colorado Avalanche
2
FinalTV ALT, BSW·Ball Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adrian Kempe's goal at 0:24 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 72% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.5 to 2.7; shots on goal were LAK 31, COL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 28 of 30 (.933), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (3 A), 2. Adrian Kempe (2 G), 3. Phillip Danault (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar3 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe2 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    P. Danault2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK26015310531
COLCOL01019111230

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(31)
    A. Kopitar (34), M. Roy (14)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:37
  2. LAK
    G. Vilardi(22)
    A. Kopitar (35), Q. Byfield (15)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    17:10

2nd period

  1. COL
    E. Rodrigues(13)
    S. Girard (24), A. Newhook (13)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    14:59

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(32)
    V. Gavrikov (8), A. Kopitar (36)
    backhandxG 0.22win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    0:24
  2. COL
    N. MacKinnon(27)PPG
    C. Makar (37), M. Rantanen (32)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    3-2
    4:24
  3. LAK
    P. Danault(17)
    J. Spence (1), K. Fiala (46)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    4:39
  4. LAK
    P. Danault(18)EN
    T. Moore (14)
    snapxG 0.47win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    17:25

Penalties

LAK 6 PIM·COL 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:11COLBrad Hunt · Hookingdrawn by Sean Walker2 min
  • 17:44COLAlex Newhook · Hookingdrawn by Gabriel Vilardi2 min

2nd

  • 3:53COLAndrew Cogliano · Holdingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 12:33LAKSean Walker · Roughingdrawn by Cale Makar2 min
  • 17:44LAKPhillip Danault · Slashingdrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min

3rd

  • 3:15LAKAdrian Kempe · Hookingdrawn by Cale Makar2 min
  • 13:47COLArtturi Lehkonen · Hookingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 3rd 0:24 — LAK 72% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.23M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.17N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.17D. Malgin · On goal · xG 0.16N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.15N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.14C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.14E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.13E. Rodrigues · Goal · xG 0.12V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.09E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.09M. Nieto · On goal · xG 0.08B. Byram · On goal · xG 0.08N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.06D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.06J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.06N. MacKinnon · Goal · xG 0.06J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.05J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.05D. Malgin · On goal · xG 0.05L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.05J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.04V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.04E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.03E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.03B. Hunt · Missed · xG 0.03S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.03M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.03N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.03M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · Missed · xG 0.02N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.01N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.01V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.01L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.01N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.01
COL2 G · 2.7 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsCOL
3.54 G
All situations
2 G2.7
2.24 G
Even strength
1 G2.5
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK49%51%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.60 – 2.66

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

LAKvsCOL
31
Shots on goal
30
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
24
Hits
19
14
Blocked shots
6
6
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000+110.04300—24:59
44M. AndersonD000+110.01220—23:37
84V. GavrikovD011+210.37120—22:26
11A. KopitarC033+300.000106721:47
3M. RoyD011+210.01540—19:11
9A. KempeR202+240.64312—18:27
55Q. ByfieldR011+310.03000—18:01
19A. IafalloL000020.24100—17:47
33V. ArvidssonL000+180.6102010017:35
13G. VilardiC101+110.0701010016:54
24P. DanaultC202+130.721025716:45
46B. LizotteC000020.102006314:44
12T. MooreL011+120.45010—13:31
53J. SpenceD011+100.03100—13:23
22K. FialaL011+110.02100—09:57
26S. WalkerD000010.04002—09:46
89R. KupariC000010.012005008:38
17Z. MacEwenR000010.07200—07:23
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(W)30282.9332.70+0.7060:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-1

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