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New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings

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New York Rangers
1
Los Angeles Kings
▸3
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Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 3-1. The Rangers scored first; the Kings answered. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Phillip Danault's goal at 17:48 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.6 to 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 23, LAK 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Phillip Danault (1 G), 2. Darcy Kuemper (22 saves, .957), 3. Kevin Fiala (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    P. Danault1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    D. Kuemper22 saves, .957
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    K. Fiala2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR0211407123
LAKLAK08211114333

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. NYR
    J. Miller(18)
    A. Lafrenière (26), B. Schneider (13)
    wristxG 0.50win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:10
  2. LAK
    K. Fiala(27)PPG
    A. Kuzmenko (16), A. Kopitar (39)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    10:54
  3. LAK
    P. Danault(7)PPG
    T. Moore (18), W. Foegele (20)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +22 ptsVideo
    1-2
    17:48

3rd period

  1. LAK
    K. Fiala(28)EN
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.42win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:45

Penalties

NYR 13 PIM·LAK 11 PIM

1st

  • 12:47LAKAndrei Kuzmenko · Trippingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 16:55NYRZac Jones · Holdingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

2nd

  • 9:42NYRMatt Rempe · Slashingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 15:33NYRMatt Rempe · Fightingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot5 min
  • 15:33LAKTanner Jeannot · Fightingdrawn by Matt Rempe5 min
  • 16:26NYRK'Andre Miller · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 18:17LAKJoel Edmundson · Interferencedrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 19:11NYRAdam Fox · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min

3rd

  • 4:25LAKAdrian Kempe · Hookingdrawn by Will Borgen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Phillip Danault, 2nd 17:48 — LAK 53% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.42A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.28P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.26W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.17K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.17K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.17T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.15A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.12T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.12S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.10V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.09K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.08K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.07W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.07A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.06P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.05J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.04W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.04T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.04W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.04K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.04T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.03P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.03W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.03T. Jeannot · On goal · xG 0.02W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.01T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.00B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.00P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.00J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.00
LAK3 G · 3.6 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsLAK
2.61 G
All situations
2 G3.6
2.21 G
Even strength
0 G2.3
0.30 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR40%60%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 3.15

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

NYRvsLAK
23
Shots on goal
33
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/3
Power play
2/4
13
Penalty minutes
11
24
Hits
26
8
Blocked shots
18
16
Giveaways
7
2
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
16V. TrocheckC000-130.314006125:18
23A. FoxD000-110.05122—24:01
8J. MillerC101030.641006421:31
10A. PanarinL000-130.17000—20:53
79K. MillerD000020.01512—20:02
20C. KreiderL000-100.000106719:24
93M. ZibanejadC000-100.030005418:45
4B. SchneiderD011+130.22110—18:35
17W. BorgenD000010.02100—17:57
24C. SoucyD000010.00110—16:48
13A. LafrenièreL011+100.04000—16:36
6Z. JonesD000+110.06102—16:02
50W. CuylleL000020.65600—15:40
22J. BrodzinskiC000+110.28000014:16
78B. OthmannL000020.12000—11:46
71J. ParssinenC000000.000206706:28
73M. RempeC000000.00107005:40
96N. Aube-KubelR000000.0020010005:39
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(L)32302.9383.20+1.2058:05

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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