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Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

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Los Angeles Kings
▸5
Chicago Blackhawks
0
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 5-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Laferriere's goal at 5:33 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 58% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.0 to 1.9; shots on goal were LAK 37, CHI 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (2 G), 2. Pierre-Luc Dubois (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Laferriere (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    P. Dubois1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Laferriere1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK41511705537
CHICHI01205011028

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    P. Dubois(15)PPG
    J. Spence (18), P. Danault (24)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:10
  2. LAK
    A. Laferriere(10)
    M. Roy (18), P. Dubois (15)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    5:33
  3. LAK
    A. Kopitar(19)
    Q. Byfield (29), A. Kempe (33)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-0
    8:03
  4. LAK
    A. Kopitar(20)
    Q. Byfield (30), A. Kempe (34)
    snapxG 0.28win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-0
    14:19

2nd period

  1. LAK
    J. Spence(1)
    A. Laferriere (11), A. Englund (9)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +3 ptsVideo
    5-0
    2:31

Penalties

LAK 8 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:43CHIJarred Tinordi · Holdingdrawn by Alex Turcotte2 min
  • 14:52LAKPierre-Luc Dubois · Interferencedrawn by Nikita Zaitsev2 min

2nd

  • 13:34CHIPetr Mrazek · Slashingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 15:54LAKJacob Moverare · Slashingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min

3rd

  • 5:36LAKAnze Kopitar · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Korchinski2 min
  • 8:35LAKJordan Spence · Interferencedrawn by Ryan Donato2 min
  • 19:30CHINick Foligno · Interferencedrawn by Trevor Lewis2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Laferriere, 1st 5:33 — LAK 58% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.18N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.15R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.12J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.10C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.09J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.07T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.07T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.07R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.07C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.07T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.06M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.06A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.06T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.04L. Slaggert · Missed · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.03N. Zaitsev · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.02T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.00C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.00J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI0 G · 1.9 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsCHI
3.05 G
All situations
0 G1.9
2.54 G
Even strength
0 G0.9
0.51 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK70%30%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.94 – 1.85

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

LAKvsCHI
37
Shots on goal
28
53%
Faceoffs
47%
1/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
9
Hits
26
19
Blocked shots
15
0
Giveaways
6
8
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3M. RoyD011+110.04060—21:53
8D. DoughtyD000+100.00120—21:15
84V. GavrikovD000+130.17000—19:07
24P. DanaultC011020.400105417:58
55Q. ByfieldR022+230.3130010017:55
22K. FialaL000070.41000—17:44
44M. AndersonD000+120.13210—17:44
12T. MooreL000010.18040—17:19
11A. KopitarC202+220.340125016:34
80P. DuboisC112+230.302026716:00
9A. KempeR022+220.16010—15:53
46B. LizotteC000040.021002515:10
61T. LewisC000010.180104414:42
78A. LaferriereR112+240.28000—14:24
21J. SpenceD112+210.06012—14:13
5A. EnglundD011+210.01010—14:07
38A. TurcotteC000+200.030005011:36
43J. MoverareD000000.00002—08:53
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Talbot(W)282801.0001.86+1.8659:33

Season series

LAK leads 3-0

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