St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime, Quinton Byfield scoring at 0:27. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinton Byfield's goal at 0:27 of overtime, which took the Kings' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.9 to 1.5; shots on goal were STL 20, LAK 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Joel Hofer stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 of 20 (.950). Three stars: 1. Quinton Byfield (1 G), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G), 3. Drew Doughty (1 A).
Three stars
- ★Q. Byfield1 G

- ★★A. Kopitar1 G

- ★★★D. Doughty1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
0-114:35
3rd period
1-14:16
Overtime
1-20:27
Penalties
1st
- 0:28
Drew Doughty · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Holloway2 min
2nd
- 1:13
Alex Laferriere · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Joel Hofer2 min
- 10:13
Radek Faksa · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
- 19:53
Justin Faulk · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Quinton Byfield, OT 0:27 — 51% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.51 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.9
- 1.21 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.6
- 0.30 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.46 – 2.73
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
- 20
- Shots on goal
- 23
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 35
- Hits
- 36
- 23
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 12
- Giveaways
- 23
- 6
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
STL leads 2-1
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4Final
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2SOFinal
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2OTthis game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
