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Montréal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings

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Montréal Canadiens
3
Los Angeles Kings
▸6
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Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Montréal Canadiens 6-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Warren Foegele's goal at 5:23 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.7 to 1.3; shots on goal were MTL 21, LAK 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Jakub Dobes stopped 31 of 36 (.861), 1.8 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kevin Fiala (2 G), 2. Quinton Byfield (3 A), 3. Vladislav Gavrikov (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    K. Fiala2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield3 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    V. Gavrikov1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL071826321
LAKLAK113110414637

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    V. Gavrikov(3)
    Q. Byfield (15)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:39

2nd period

  1. MTL
    M. Matheson(4)
    C. Caufield (23), L. Hutson (38)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    3:51
  2. LAK
    W. Foegele(13)Penalty shot
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.20win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-2
    5:23

3rd period

  1. LAK
    B. Clarke(4)
    A. Kopitar (32), A. Turcotte (13)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    0:15
  2. MTL
    A. Carrier(3)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-3
    3:37
  3. LAK
    K. Fiala(19)
    A. Laferriere (16), Q. Byfield (16)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-4
    10:46
  4. MTL
    L. Mailloux(2)
    A. Newhook (7), K. Dach (12)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-4
    13:37
  5. LAK
    K. Fiala(20)
    V. Gavrikov (16), Q. Byfield (17)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-5
    14:12
  6. LAK
    T. Moore(8)EN
    W. Foegele (13)
    wristxG 0.44Video
    3-6
    17:30

Penalties

MTL 4 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 11:28LAKDarcy Kuemper · Trippingdrawn by Alex Newhook2 min

2nd

  • 0:44MTLAlexandre Carrier · Holding the stickdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 5:23MTLLogan Mailloux · Ps tripping on breakawaydrawn by Warren Foegele0 min
  • 6:49LAKAdrian Kempe · Hookingdrawn by Juraj Slafkovský2 min
  • 9:36MTLArber Xhekaj · High stickingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 13:30LAKVladislav Gavrikov · Boardingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Warren Foegele, 2nd 5:23 — LAK 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.44W. Foegele · Goal · xG 0.20W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.19T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.18T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.18Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.17A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.15W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.14W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.14Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.13K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.12K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.12A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.11T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.11K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.09K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.09A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.08A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.07T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.07Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.06K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.06P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.04B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.03J. Moverare · Missed · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.02B. Clarke · Goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01T. Lewis · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.00J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.00V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.00J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.00T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK6 G · 3.7 xG · 57 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsLAK
1.33 G
All situations
5 G3.7
1.13 G
Even strength
5 G2.1
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL18%82%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.32 – 3.17

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

MTLvsLAK
21
Shots on goal
37
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
22
Hits
11
17
Blocked shots
12
11
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD101+130.02100—23:27
45A. CarrierD101-220.02122—22:50
48L. HutsonD011-100.00230—19:33
58D. SavardD000-210.04120—19:06
28C. DvorakC000010.071007817:59
14N. SuzukiC000-120.350005917:39
20J. SlafkovskýL000-130.22010—17:13
13C. CaufieldR011-120.06000—16:56
72A. XhekajD000-100.00312—16:40
77K. DachC011-100.014004316:22
17J. AndersonR000-110.21100—16:02
15A. NewhookC011000.040005015:35
11B. GallagherR000000.00000—14:16
71J. EvansC000-110.083404714:14
24L. MaillouxD101+110.06300—13:19
62O. BeckC000010.042207111:50
40J. ArmiaR000030.10000—11:48
92P. LaineL000-100.00020—11:33
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
75J. Dobes(L)36315.8613.25-1.7559:38

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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