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Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks

FinalTV BSW, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The 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

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Iafallo2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK1516214425
VANVAN1130507125

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    wristxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:56
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar (41), A. Kempe (23)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +10 pts
    1-1
    13:02

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Iafallo(14)PPG
    deflectedxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    2-1
    3:24

3rd period

  1. LAK
    wristxG 0.18win prob +13 pts
    3-1
    13:35
  2. LAK
    wristxG 0.63
    4-1
    19:11

Penalties

LAK 8 PIM·VAN 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:01LAKTrevor Moore · Hookingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min
  • 11:09LAKQuinton Byfield · High stickingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 12:56VANAnthony Beauvillier · Trippingdrawn by Alex Iafallo2 min

2nd

  • 3:13VANJack Studnicka · Trippingdrawn by Carl Grundstrom2 min

3rd

  • 9:52LAKViktor Arvidsson · Slashingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 14:36LAKPhillip Danault · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Arthur Kaliyev, 3rd 13:35 — LAK 85% → 98%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.19A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.18A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.17B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.16A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.14J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.12A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.11B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.10N. Aman · Missed · xG 0.09A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.09B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.08D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.08D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.07N. Aman · On goal · xG 0.06P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.06D. Joshua · Missed · xG 0.05J. Studnicka · Missed · xG 0.05J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.05J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.05K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.05P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.04C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.04Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.03J. Rathbone · On goal · xG 0.03K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.02P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.02E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Burroughs · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.01E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01J. Rathbone · Missed · xG 0.01J. Rathbone · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN1 G · 2.5 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsVAN
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 created
LAK39%61%VAN

Flurry-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

LAKvsVAN
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
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000050.14130—27:31
3M. RoyD000+210.03040—24:49
84V. GavrikovD011+110.07000—23:39
50S. DurziD000+110.02130—21:14
19A. IafalloL202+240.2802010017:13
11A. KopitarC022000.001005216:52
9A. KempeR011+100.00400—16:27
26S. WalkerD000000.02310—15:50
46B. LizotteC112+211.170004715:26
24P. DanaultC000010.12202015:08
12T. MooreL000+100.09202—14:28
34A. KaliyevR112+270.63100—13:46
89R. KupariC000000.001006313:36
33V. ArvidssonL011020.23202—13:24
91C. GrundstromR000010.02510—12:52
17Z. MacEwenR000-110.11400—12:40
55Q. ByfieldR000-100.09202—12:14
2A. EdlerD000-100.00100—04:52
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(W)25241.9602.45+1.4559:59

Season series

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