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Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild

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Los Angeles Kings
▸5
Minnesota Wild
1
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1. The Wild scored first; the Kings answered. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Warren Foegele's goal at 14:30 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 27% to 47%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.5 to 1.2; shots on goal were LAK 28, MIN 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. David Rittich stopped 23 of 24 (.958); Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Quinton Byfield (1 G, 1 A), 2. Mikey Anderson, 3. Warren Foegele (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    M. Anderson
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    W. Foegele1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK02212314528
MINMIN091807124

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. MIN
    Z. Bogosian(1)
    F. Gaudreau (4), R. Hartman (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +17 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:31
  2. LAK
    W. Foegele(5)
    A. Laferriere (4), Q. Byfield (6)
    backhandxG 0.34win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:30
  3. LAK
    K. Fiala(7)PPG
    A. Laferriere (5), A. Kopitar (10)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +19 ptsVideo
    2-1
    18:55

3rd period

  1. LAK
    T. Lewis(2)
    A. Lee (2), T. Jeannot (1)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    7:39
  2. LAK
    Q. Byfield(1)
    V. Gavrikov (5), T. Moore (5)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-1
    14:12
  3. LAK
    T. Lewis(3)EN
    P. Danault (6), T. Moore (6)
    wristxG 0.58Video
    5-1
    16:14

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·MIN 4 PIM

1st

  • 18:04LAKJoel Edmundson · Trippingdrawn by Marcus Johansson2 min

2nd

  • 4:17LAKBrandt Clarke · Trippingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
  • 11:22LAKKyle Burroughs · Holdingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 17:38MINMarco Rossi · Hookingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min

3rd

  • 2:46LAKserved by A. Laferriere · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 8:14LAKPhillip Danault · Roughingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min
  • 8:14MINMats Zuccarello · Roughingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Warren Foegele, 2nd 14:30 — LAK 27% → 47%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.22M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.17B. Faber · Missed · xG 0.13M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.10J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.07J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.06B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.05K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.05R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Bogosian · Goal · xG 0.04M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.04J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.03M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.03Y. Trenin · On goal · xG 0.03M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.02B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.02M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.02M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.02F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.01J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.01M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.01J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Bogosian · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.00M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.00M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.00J. Merrill · Missed · xG 0.00J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.00J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN1 G · 1.2 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsMIN
3.54 G
All situations
1 G1.2
2.53 G
Even strength
1 G0.9
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK79%21%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.79 – 1.21

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

LAKvsMIN
28
Shots on goal
24
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/1
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
4
25
Hits
11
13
Blocked shots
9
9
Giveaways
13
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44M. AndersonD000+210.03150—27:01
84V. GavrikovD011+310.04030—25:15
6J. EdmundsonD000000.13312—21:14
22K. FialaL101-160.3500010018:08
11A. KopitarC011-100.220005917:49
9A. KempeR000010.23110—17:46
21J. SpenceD000+110.03000—17:19
92B. ClarkeD000010.01112—16:29
55Q. ByfieldR112+250.461004415:39
24P. DanaultC011+100.031026115:16
37W. FoegeleL101+120.55000—14:41
12T. MooreL022+200.00110—14:04
14A. LaferriereR022020.2000010013:36
61T. LewisC202+261.142004012:30
26A. ThomasC000+120.02210012:21
7K. BurroughsD000000.01702—11:30
10T. JeannotL011+100.01200—11:23
47A. LeeL011+100.00300—07:59
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31D. Rittich(W)24231.9581.21+0.2160:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-1

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