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Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

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▸3
Chicago Blackhawks
1
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Turcotte's goal at 9:44 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 59% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.0 to 1.3; shots on goal were LAK 33, CHI 17. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 16 of 17 (.941); Spencer Knight stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Turcotte (1 G), 2. Trevor Moore (1 G), 3. Connor Bedard (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Turcotte1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    T. Moore1 G
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    C. Bedard1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK2190816333
CHICHI071505117

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore(14)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.05win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:45
  2. LAK
    A. Turcotte(8)
    V. Gavrikov (21), J. Spence (19)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    9:44

2nd period

  1. CHI
    C. Bedard(19)PPG
    T. Bertuzzi (19), T. Teravainen (38)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:50

3rd period

  1. LAK
    J. Edmundson(6)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.32win prob +3 ptsVideo
    3-1
    19:41

Penalties

LAK 8 PIM·CHI 4 PIM

1st

  • 17:33LAKAlex Laferriere · Roughingdrawn by Jason Dickinson2 min

2nd

  • 2:37CHIAlex Vlasic · Interferencedrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
  • 9:10LAKVladislav Gavrikov · Interferencedrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min
  • 14:41LAKAlex Turcotte · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 15:03CHIArtyom Levshunov · Slashingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min

3rd

  • 3:35LAKAlex Turcotte · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Spencer Knight2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Turcotte, 1st 9:44 — LAK 59% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.15L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.12L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.10C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.09C. Bedard · Goal · xG 0.08F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.06J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.05R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.05R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.05C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.05J. Veleno · Missed · xG 0.04J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.04L. Slaggert · Missed · xG 0.04L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.04A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.03F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.02L. Slaggert · Missed · xG 0.02A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.02R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.02E. Del Mastro · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.01J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01E. Del Mastro · On goal · xG 0.01F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 1.3 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsCHI
3.02 G
All situations
1 G1.3
2.32 G
Even strength
0 G0.9
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK77%23%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 1.26

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

LAKvsCHI
33
Shots on goal
17
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
19
Hits
22
10
Blocked shots
8
11
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000+120.06120—24:06
44M. AndersonD000010.04130—23:24
84V. GavrikovD011+210.00202—20:50
6J. EdmundsonD101+140.39110—18:55
55Q. ByfieldR000030.231001818:30
11A. KopitarC000000.000207718:14
9A. KempeR000030.25000—17:48
22K. FialaL000020.04200—16:38
92B. ClarkeD000+120.02100—16:16
24P. DanaultC000+210.230002916:05
14A. LaferriereR000010.11012—15:51
12T. MooreL101+250.25010—15:37
96A. KuzmenkoL000010.50000—15:12
21J. SpenceD011+100.04000—14:28
37W. FoegeleL000+230.42200—14:21
79S. HeleniusC000+110.194008309:22
10T. JeannotL000+120.20300—08:38
15A. TurcotteC101+110.05104008:05
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)17161.9411.26+0.2660:00

Season series

CHI leads 2-1

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