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Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings

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Los Angeles Kings
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Laferriere's goal at 8:33 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.0 to 2.2; shots on goal were MIN 23, LAK 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 of 32 (.938); Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Darcy Kuemper (22 saves, .957), 2. Alex Laferriere (1 G), 3. Anze Kopitar (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    D. Kuemper22 saves, .957
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Laferriere1 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MINMIN0703113123
LAKLAK11218214434

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(13)
    A. Kopitar (23), M. Anderson (5)
    deflectedxG 0.22win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    19:17

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Laferriere(12)PPG
    J. Spence (5), K. Fiala (8)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    8:33

3rd period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore(5)EN
    A. Kempe (13)
    wristxG 0.72Video
    0-3
    18:06
  2. MIN
    Y. Trenin(2)
    J. Merrill (2), Z. Bogosian (3)
    wristxG 0.09Video
    1-3
    18:47
  3. LAK
    T. Moore(6)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.46Video
    1-4
    18:55

Penalties

MIN 9 PIM·LAK 9 PIM

2nd

  • 6:25LAKTanner Jeannot · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Foligno5 min
  • 6:25MINMarcus Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot5 min
  • 7:26MINMarcus Johansson · Kneeingdrawn by Vladislav Gavrikov2 min
  • 14:38MINMatt Boldy · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Darcy Kuemper2 min
  • 15:56LAKJordan Spence · Trippingdrawn by Jake Middleton2 min
  • 19:51LAKTanner Jeannot · Trippingdrawn by Yakov Trenin2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
LAK goalMIN goalFinal: LAK 100%

Biggest swing: Alex Laferriere, 2nd 8:33 — LAK 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.72T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.46A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.22K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.17T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.13A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.11P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.10A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.10A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.09W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.08A. Laferriere · Goal · xG 0.06S. Helenius · Missed · xG 0.06K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.06T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.04W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.04K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.04W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.03J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.03T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Moverare · On goal · xG 0.02T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.02S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.02W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Helenius · Missed · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moverare · Missed · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.00J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.00W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK4 G · 3.0 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MINvsLAK
2.21 G
All situations
2 G3.0
1.71 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MIN58%42%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 1.78

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

MINvsLAK
23
Shots on goal
34
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
1/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
20
Hits
19
22
Blocked shots
17
17
Giveaways
10
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Minnesota Wild skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7B. FaberD000-110.05100—25:29
5J. MiddletonD000000.04160—23:20
97K. KaprizovL000-350.33010—22:30
12M. BoldyL000-340.53112—21:15
46J. SpurgeonD000-220.05120—20:53
23M. RossiC000-310.140004719:58
47D. ChisholmD000-110.15020—17:40
90M. JohanssonL000+120.09002—17:19
38R. HartmanR000-220.191006316:17
17M. FolignoL000-110.21105—15:15
22M. KhusnutdinovC000010.030202514:48
4J. MerrillD011+110.04120—14:10
13Y. TreninC101010.19200013:54
24Z. BogosianD011+110.01140—13:35
89F. GaudreauC000+100.001005012:03
19D. ShoreC000000.00400011:13
52R. JohnsonC000000.00310010:04
39B. JonesC000000.14210009:15
Minnesota Wild goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(L)32302.9381.78-0.2257:55

Season series

LAK leads 2-1

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