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Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

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Los Angeles Kings
▸2
San Jose Sharks
1
FinalTV BSW, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Akil Thomas's goal at 11:13 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.3 to 1.3; shots on goal were LAK 27, SJS 16. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. David Rittich stopped 15 of 16 (.938); Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 of 27 (.926). Three stars: 1. David Rittich (15 saves, .938), 2. Adrian Kempe (1 G), 3. Klim Kostin (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    D. Rittich15 saves, .938
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe1 G
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    K. Kostin1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK21204011227
SJSSJS080513116

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(25)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.19win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:55
  2. LAK
    A. Thomas(1)
    J. Spence (20), P. Dubois (24)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    11:13

3rd period

  1. SJS
    K. Kostin(8)
    M. Granlund (40), W. Eklund (25)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-1
    18:08

Penalties

LAK 13 PIM·SJS 15 PIM

1st

  • 19:24SJSCalen Addison · Interferencedrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min

2nd

  • 6:19LAKKevin Fiala · Interferencedrawn by Thomas Bordeleau2 min
  • 12:32LAKAndreas Englund · Slashingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 12:32SJSLuke Kunin · Slashingdrawn by Andreas Englund2 min
  • 12:32LAKAndreas Englund · Fightingdrawn by Luke Kunin5 min
  • 12:32SJSLuke Kunin · Fightingdrawn by Andreas Englund5 min
  • 13:59LAKJordan Spence · High sticking double minordrawn by Filip Zadina4 min
  • 19:03SJSKlim Kostin · Holding the stickdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min

3rd

  • 3:05SJSCalen Addison · Hookingdrawn by Trevor Lewis2 min
  • 14:51SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Akil Thomas, 1st 11:13 — LAK 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.20T. Bordeleau · Missed · xG 0.19M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.10F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.10K. Kostin · Goal · xG 0.09F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.09T. Bordeleau · Missed · xG 0.08W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.08F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.07T. Bordeleau · On goal · xG 0.06C. Addison · On goal · xG 0.06F. Zadina · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bordeleau · Missed · xG 0.03L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.03K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kostin · On goal · xG 0.02F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.01J. Studnicka · On goal · xG 0.01K. Burroughs · Missed · xG 0.01M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.01C. Addison · Missed · xG 0.01H. Thrun · On goal · xG 0.01T. Bordeleau · On goal · xG 0.01
SJS1 G · 1.3 xG · 24 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSJS
2.32 G
All situations
1 G1.3
1.72 G
Even strength
1 G0.7
0.70 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 59 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK70%30%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.32 – 1.34

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

LAKvsSJS
27
Shots on goal
16
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/4
Power play
0/3
13
Penalty minutes
15
10
Hits
22
9
Blocked shots
13
5
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000-110.04010—29:34
9A. KempeR101040.35000—21:57
11A. KopitarC000010.000007221:42
84V. GavrikovD000020.13020—21:15
22K. FialaL000-110.35002—20:13
3M. RoyD000+120.04030—20:13
44M. AndersonD000+100.00100—19:29
12T. MooreL000+100.11000—18:43
46B. LizotteC000000.043003618:24
33V. ArvidssonL000040.44020—16:51
61T. LewisC000040.431105015:54
55Q. ByfieldR000+130.131008014:15
80P. DuboisC011+110.060002713:41
78A. LaferriereR000000.04100—10:40
21J. SpenceD011+100.01004—09:54
5A. EnglundD000010.09107—09:16
41A. ThomasC101+120.06200008:53
43J. MoverareD000010.01000—03:45
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31D. Rittich(W)16151.9381.34+0.3459:21

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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