Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1. The Kings scored first; the Ducks answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Killorn's goal at 1:51 of the third period, which took the Ducks' chances from 55% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 3.2 to 2.3; shots on goal were LAK 37, ANA 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Cam Talbot stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 1.0 goals below expected; Lukas Dostal stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Lukas Dostal (36 saves, .973), 2. Ryan Strome (2 A), 3. Trevor Zegras (1 G).
Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
1-05:50
1-117:46
3rd period
1-21:51
1-35:50
Penalties
2nd
- 9:25
Troy Terry · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
- 19:44
Trevor Moore · Hookingdrawn by Olen Zellweger2 min
3rd
- 2:23
Anze Kopitar · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Lukas Dostal2 min
- 10:20
Viktor Arvidsson · Interferencedrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
- 16:21
Lukas Dostal · Trippingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Alex Killorn, 3rd 1:51 — 55% → 77%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.31 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.2
- 1.91 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.5
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.31 – 1.95
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
- 37
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 73%
- Faceoffs
- 27%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 21
- Hits
- 30
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 6
- Giveaways
- 8
- 3
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 3-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















