Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. The Canucks scored first; the Kings answered. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Arthur Kaliyev's goal at 13:35 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 85% to 98%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were LAK 25, VAN 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Iafallo (2 G), 2. Brock Boeser (1 G), 3. Drew Doughty.
Three stars
- ★A. Iafallo2 G

- ★★B. Boeser1 G

- ★★★D. Doughty

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-15:56
1-113:02
2nd period
2-13:24
3rd period
3-113:35
4-119:11
Penalties
1st
- 7:01
Trevor Moore · Hookingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min
- 11:09
Quinton Byfield · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 12:56
Anthony Beauvillier · Trippingdrawn by Alex Iafallo2 min
2nd
- 3:13
Jack Studnicka · Trippingdrawn by Carl Grundstrom2 min
3rd
- 9:52
Viktor Arvidsson · Slashingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
- 14:36
Phillip Danault · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Arthur Kaliyev, 3rd 13:35 — 85% → 98%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.03 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.5
- 1.62 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.8
- 0.21 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.81 – 2.37
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 25
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 0/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 30
- Hits
- 27
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 1
- Giveaways
- 4
- 3
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
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4Final
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2SOFinal
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1this game
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3Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















