Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matt Roy's goal at 10:33 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 71% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.8 to 2.2; shots on goal were ANA 29, LAK 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Lukas Dostal stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 0.6 goals below expected; David Rittich stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Matt Roy (1 G), 2. Pierre-Luc Dubois (1 G), 3. David Rittich (28 saves, .966).
Three stars
- ★M. Roy1 G

- ★★P. Dubois1 G

- ★★★D. Rittich28 saves, .966

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals2nd period
0-12:45
0-210:33
3rd period
1-211:18
1-317:42
Penalties
1st
- 10:09
Sam Colangelo · Holdingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
- 14:06
Akil Thomas · High stickingdrawn by Jackson LaCombe2 min
2nd
- 1:59
Olen Zellweger · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
- 8:02
Cam Fowler · Hookingdrawn by Akil Thomas2 min
- 17:45
Drew Doughty · Hookingdrawn by Alex Killorn2 min
3rd
- 7:09
Frank Vatrano · Hookingdrawn by Akil Thomas2 min
- 10:16
Andreas Englund · Slashingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
- 10:16
Frank Vatrano · Roughingdrawn by Andreas Englund2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Matt Roy, 2nd 10:33 — 71% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.21 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.8
- 1.31 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.7
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.7
- 0.40 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 2.41
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 32%
- Faceoffs
- 68%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 20
- Hits
- 18
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 2
- 4
- Giveaways
- 2
- 0
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 3-1
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3SOFinal
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















