Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Vladislav Gavrikov's goal at 9:32 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.7 to 1.4; shots on goal were CHI 24, LAK 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 18 of 24 (.750), 3.3 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 22 of 24 (.917), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (2 G, 1 A), 2. Adrian Kempe (3 A), 3. Vladislav Gavrikov (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Kopitar2 G, 1 A

- ★★A. Kempe3 A

- ★★★V. Gavrikov1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-112:03
1-114:27
2nd period
1-29:32
1-311:52
1-419:08
3rd period
1-55:47
2-514:16
2-617:10
Penalties
1st
- 14:07
Matt Roy · Interferencedrawn by Landon Slaggert2 min
- 14:14
Adrian Kempe · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 19:17
Quinton Byfield · Interferencedrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
2nd
- 17:54
Connor Bedard · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
3rd
- 6:29
Alex Turcotte · Trippingdrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Vladislav Gavrikov, 2nd 9:32 — 53% → 71%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.42 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.7
- 1.01 G
- Even strength
- 5 G2.5
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.43 – 2.61
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
- 24
- Shots on goal
- 24
- 41%
- Faceoffs
- 59%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 1/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 22
- Hits
- 16
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 21
- 1
- Giveaways
- 8
- 4
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 3-0
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0Final
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6this game
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5OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
