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Los Angeles Kings at Montréal Canadiens

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Los Angeles Kings
▸4
Montréal Canadiens
1
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Canadiens scored first; the Kings answered. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Laferriere's goal at 1:37 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 47% to 63%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.5 to 2.1; shots on goal were LAK 32, MTL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. David Rittich stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Samuel Montembeault stopped 28 of 31 (.903). Three stars: 1. Alex Laferriere (1 G), 2. Quinton Byfield (1 A), 3. Lane Hutson.

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Laferriere1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    L. Hutson

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK11218212432
MTLMTL1901107127

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Barron(1)
    C. Caufield (1), N. Suzuki (4)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.04win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:02
  2. LAK
    M. Anderson(1)
    V. Gavrikov (1), A. Kempe (3)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    18:20

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Laferriere(3)
    J. Spence (2), A. Turcotte (2)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    1:37

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Englund(1)
    Q. Byfield (3)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +8 ptsVideo
    3-1
    17:02
  2. LAK
    A. Kempe(2)EN
    V. Gavrikov (2), A. Kopitar (4)
    wristxG 0.86win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    19:12

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 9:34LAKAndreas Englund · Illegal check to headdrawn by Alex Newhook2 min

2nd

  • 4:28LAKTrevor Lewis · Roughingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 4:42MTLKirby Dach · Hookingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 10:03LAKCaleb Jones · Interferencedrawn by Alex Newhook2 min
  • 19:07LAKKevin Fiala · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Samuel Montembeault2 min

3rd

  • 2:51MTLArber Xhekaj · Holdingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 7:10MTLLane Hutson · Ps hooking on breakawaydrawn by Kevin Fiala0 min
  • 18:12LAKTrevor Moore · Trippingdrawn by Cole Caufield2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Laferriere, 2nd 1:37 — LAK 47% → 63%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.25K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.19O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.14A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.13N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.13C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.11B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.10N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.08J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.07L. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.06J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.06J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.05O. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.04J. Barron · Goal · xG 0.04C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.04C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.04A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.03A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.03E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.03J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.03D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.03O. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.03C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.03J. Barron · Missed · xG 0.03O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01L. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Savard · Missed · xG 0.01J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.00K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 2.1 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsMTL
3.53 G
All situations
1 G2.1
2.33 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK61%39%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 2.05

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

LAKvsMTL
32
Shots on goal
27
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/2
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
34
12
Blocked shots
19
12
Giveaways
13
6
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
84V. GavrikovD022+120.12020—28:00
44M. AndersonD101+110.02120—25:57
21J. SpenceD011+210.00120—23:03
55Q. ByfieldR011+130.12110—19:00
11A. KopitarC011+210.081003918:58
24P. DanaultC000010.010106317:54
9A. KempeR112+241.31100—17:52
12T. MooreL000040.12102—16:44
92B. ClarkeD000010.06010—14:46
22K. FialaL000060.862025014:30
5A. EnglundD101+210.02502—14:10
14A. LaferriereR101+110.39300—13:54
37W. FoegeleL000+120.28100—13:37
82C. JonesD000030.04102—12:28
15A. TurcotteC011+110.100002712:25
61T. LewisC000000.002321710:06
47A. LeeL000000.00000—08:28
10T. JeannotL000000.00500—08:20
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31D. Rittich(W)27261.9632.05+1.0560:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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