Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 6-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adrian Kempe's goal at 3:03 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 54% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.8 to 2.3; shots on goal were CAR 36, LAK 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 of 25 (.720), 4.7 goals below expected; David Rittich stopped 34 of 36 (.944), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Andrei Kuzmenko (1 G, 1 A), 2. Anze Kopitar (1 G, 1 A), 3. Drew Doughty (2 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Kuzmenko1 G, 1 A

- ★★A. Kopitar1 G, 1 A

- ★★★D. Doughty2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
0-13:03
0-214:39
0-319:55
2nd period
0-45:58
0-56:49
0-68:41
1-614:17
3rd period
1-718:03
2-718:11
Penalties
1st
- 14:31
Jesperi Kotkaniemi · High stickingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
- 17:00
Taylor Hall · Roughingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min
- 17:00
Tanner Jeannot · Roughingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
2nd
- 14:17
served by A. Laferriere · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
- 16:29
Quinton Byfield · Hookingdrawn by Mark Jankowski2 min
3rd
- 0:45
Dmitry Orlov · Roughing removing opponents helmetdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 1st 3:03 — 54% → 65%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.82 G
- All situations
- 7 G2.3
- 2.62 G
- Even strength
- 6 G2.2
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.78 – 2.24
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
- 36
- Shots on goal
- 25
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/2
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 15
- Hits
- 23
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 17
- 32
- Giveaways
- 26
- 8
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 2-0
4@
2Final
2@
7this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















