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Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers

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Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-0. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor McDavid's goal at 3:53 of the third period, which took the Oilers' chances from 73% to 92%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 4.0 to 3.4; shots on goal were LAK 43, EDM 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 35 of 37 (.946), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Stuart Skinner stopped 43 of 43 (1.000), 3.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Stuart Skinner (43 saves, 1.000), 2. Connor McDavid (1 G), 3. Joonas Korpisalo (35 saves, .946).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    S. Skinner43 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    EDM
    C. McDavid1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    J. Korpisalo35 saves, .946

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK011013019043
EDMEDM110017110237

Scoring

2 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    slapxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    0-1
    19:08

3rd period

  1. EDM
    C. McDavid(61)SHG
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.41win prob +19 pts
    0-2
    3:53

Penalties

LAK 4 PIM·EDM 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:28EDMConnor McDavid · Boardingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 6:19LAKAlex Iafallo · Interferencedrawn by Brett Kulak2 min
  • 11:06EDMVincent Desharnais · Cross checkingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 18:26LAKViktor Arvidsson · Holdingdrawn by Mattias Ekholm2 min

3rd

  • 2:36EDMNick Bjugstad · Trippingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Connor McDavid, 3rd 3:53 — EDM 73% → 92%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.41E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.31R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.30L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.20L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.18R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.17E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.16N. Bjugstad · Missed · xG 0.15E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.15R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.15R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.14C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.14E. Kane · Goal · xG 0.14E. Bouchard · Missed · xG 0.12M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.11C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.11L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.10L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.09W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.09R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.08Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.08W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.08K. Kostin · On goal · xG 0.07R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.07Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.05C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.05E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.03E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.03C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.02V. Desharnais · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ekholm · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.02E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.01P. Broberg · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01P. Broberg · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.00N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.00E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM2 G · 4.0 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsEDM
3.40 G
All situations
2 G4.0
1.90 G
Even strength
1 G2.8
1.40 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK42%58%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.41 – 3.89

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

LAKvsEDM
43
Shots on goal
37
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
18
Hits
34
10
Blocked shots
15
10
Giveaways
11
11
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000-120.06200—30:38
11A. KopitarC000030.341106324:14
84V. GavrikovD000-120.07110—23:19
9A. KempeR000050.57210—23:13
3M. RoyD000020.04220—21:51
50S. DurziD000-110.07200—21:43
24P. DanaultC000-200.000005720:40
33V. ArvidssonL000-270.58002—20:28
55Q. ByfieldR000060.4210010019:04
19A. IafalloL000060.58002—17:18
12T. MooreL000-210.1612010017:06
2A. EdlerD000010.01010—15:49
46B. LizotteC000020.191104314:10
91C. GrundstromR000010.05300—12:28
34A. KaliyevR000-120.20000—08:00
89R. KupariC000010.07200005:06
17Z. MacEwenR000010.01010—03:04
44M. AndersonD000000.00000—00:32
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)37352.9464.04+2.0457:17

Season series

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