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Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks

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Los Angeles Kings
▸5
Anaheim Ducks
2
FinalTV BSW, BSSD·Honda Center

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Arthur Kaliyev's goal at 12:26 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 62% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.9 to 1.6; shots on goal were LAK 31, ANA 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Cam Talbot stopped 29 of 31 (.935); John Gibson stopped 26 of 31 (.839), 2.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (1 G, 1 A), 2. Adrian Kempe (2 A), 3. Radko Gudas (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe2 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    R. Gudas1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK21321315531
ANAANA01118112231

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    K. Fiala(5)PPG
    A. Kopitar (9), D. Doughty (5)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:25
  2. LAK
    A. Kaliyev(4)PPG
    J. Spence (8), T. Moore (7)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-0
    12:26

2nd period

  1. LAK
    Q. Byfield(4)
    V. Gavrikov (4), A. Kempe (11)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    1:17
  2. LAK
    K. Fiala(6)
    P. Danault (9), T. Moore (8)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-0
    2:56
  3. ANA
    R. Gudas(4)
    F. Vatrano (7), R. Strome (13)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +4 ptsVideo
    4-1
    12:42

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(10)
    A. Kempe (12), D. Doughty (6)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +2 ptsVideo
    5-1
    3:21
  2. ANA
    A. Killorn(1)PPG
    M. McTavish (11), T. Terry (8)
    wristxG 0.08Video
    5-2
    11:24

Penalties

LAK 17 PIM·ANA 19 PIM

1st

  • 6:44LAKKevin Fiala · Slashingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min
  • 9:13ANAserved by R. Strome · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 11:20ANARadko Gudas · Interferencedrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

2nd

  • 3:32ANASam Carrick · Fightingdrawn by Andreas Englund5 min
  • 3:32LAKAndreas Englund · Fightingdrawn by Sam Carrick5 min
  • 4:37ANAFrank Vatrano · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 4:37LAKPierre-Luc Dubois · Interferencedrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 4:37LAKMikey Anderson · Cross checkingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 4:37ANAFrank Vatrano · Roughingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min
  • 4:37ANAMason McTavish · Roughingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min
  • 4:37LAKDrew Doughty · Roughingdrawn by Pavel Mintyukov2 min
  • 14:49ANAserved by M. McTavish · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 2:42ANARadko Gudas · Roughingdrawn by Andreas Englund2 min
  • 2:42LAKAndreas Englund · Holdingdrawn by Radko Gudas2 min
  • 11:10LAKTrevor Lewis · Trippingdrawn by Jakob Silfverberg2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Arthur Kaliyev, 1st 12:26 — LAK 62% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.13R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.13A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.10A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.09A. Killorn · Goal · xG 0.08A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.08A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.08J. LaCombe · Missed · xG 0.08A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.08M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.07F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.06C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.05M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05B. McGinn · Missed · xG 0.05U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.05T. Terry · Missed · xG 0.04J. LaCombe · On goal · xG 0.04F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.04S. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.04M. McTavish · On goal · xG 0.03J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.03F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.03P. Mintyukov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.02R. Gudas · Goal · xG 0.02L. Carlsson · On goal · xG 0.02B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.01T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.01P. Mintyukov · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.01A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.01J. Silfverberg · On goal · xG 0.01J. Silfverberg · Missed · xG 0.01R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.00R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.00R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.00U. Vaakanainen · On goal · xG 0.00R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA2 G · 1.6 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsANA
2.95 G
All situations
2 G1.6
2.33 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.52 G
Power play
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK72%28%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.84 – 1.65

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

LAKvsANA
31
Shots on goal
31
49%
Faceoffs
51%
2/3
Power play
1/2
17
Penalty minutes
19
26
Hits
25
12
Blocked shots
11
9
Giveaways
11
4
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD022+100.03122—22:31
84V. GavrikovD011010.01110—21:08
44M. AndersonD000020.03412—20:33
3M. RoyD000030.05310—20:32
22K. FialaL202040.55112—17:16
21J. SpenceD011+200.00120—16:39
9A. KempeR022+230.43500—16:31
24P. DanaultC011010.110007115:52
11A. KopitarC112+210.260005315:51
80P. DuboisC000020.211026315:08
12T. MooreL022040.13210—15:03
91C. GrundstromR000010.19100—14:41
55Q. ByfieldR101+110.19100—14:31
34A. KaliyevR101030.26000—14:22
61T. LewisC000020.161121414:19
78A. LaferriereR000020.08300—14:11
5A. EnglundD000+110.03127—13:53
28J. Anderson-DolanC000000.140001712:45
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Talbot(W)31292.9351.65-0.3560:00

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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