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Carolina Hurricanes at Los Angeles Kings

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Recap

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The 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

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kuzmenko1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CARCAR013112111236
LAKLAK3637112725

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    snapxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:03
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(17)PPG
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-2
    14:39
  3. LAK
    snapxG 0.05win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-3
    19:55

2nd period

  1. LAK
    wristxG 0.03win prob +4 ptsVideo
    0-4
    5:58
  2. LAK
    wristxG 0.10win prob +2 ptsVideo
    0-5
    6:49
  3. LAK
    wristxG 0.08Video
    0-6
    8:41
  4. CAR
    slapxG 0.03Video
    1-6
    14:17

3rd period

  1. LAK
    slapxG 0.10Video
    1-7
    18:03
  2. CAR
    wristxG 0.11Video
    2-7
    18:11

Penalties

CAR 6 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:31CARJesperi Kotkaniemi · High stickingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 17:00CARTaylor Hall · Roughingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min
  • 17:00LAKTanner Jeannot · Roughingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min

2nd

  • 14:17LAKserved by A. Laferriere · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 16:29LAKQuinton Byfield · Hookingdrawn by Mark Jankowski2 min

3rd

  • 0:45CARDmitry Orlov · Roughing removing opponents helmetdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 1st 3:03 — LAK 54% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.24W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.24A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.20P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.13A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.12K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.10T. Jeannot · Goal · xG 0.10P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.08Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.08S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.07W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.05W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.05W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.03T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.03B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.02K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.00
LAK7 G · 2.3 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CARvsLAK
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 created
CAR60%40%LAK

Flurry-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

CARvsLAK
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
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5J. ChatfieldD011010.07200—21:18
56S. MorrowD011-230.13020—21:16
26S. WalkerD000-240.05010—21:13
7D. OrlovD101030.12102—20:45
8B. BurnsD000-130.19000—17:51
22L. StankovenC011-220.030005016:44
20S. AhoC000000.001103016:36
71T. HallL000-220.22302—15:49
50E. RobinsonL011+140.50100—15:31
74J. SlavinD000-310.01110—15:29
96J. RoslovicC000-220.090105015:28
48J. MartinookL000+100.03010—15:21
82J. KotkaniemiC000-310.001028015:18
53J. BlakeR000050.49000—15:05
77M. JankowskiL101+110.110104614:25
27T. JostC000-320.161106712:59
24S. JarvisR000020.46110—12:44
54J. JaaskaL000-300.16300—12:00
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
52P. Kochetkov(L)25187.7202.30-4.7060:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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