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San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings

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San Jose Sharks
1
Los Angeles Kings
▸8
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 8-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 6-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Trevor Moore's goal at 6:57 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 70% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.8 to 2.4; shots on goal were SJS 23, LAK 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Georgi Romanov stopped 28 of 36 (.778), 4.2 goals below expected; David Rittich stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Andrei Kuzmenko (1 G, 2 A), 2. Adrian Kempe (2 G), 3. Warren Foegele (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kuzmenko1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe2 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    W. Foegele2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS071808123
LAKLAK28418210836

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    P. Danault(8)
    Q. Byfield (26), T. Moore (19)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:35
  2. LAK
    A. Kempe(30)PPG
    A. Kopitar (40), D. Doughty (10)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    15:13

2nd period

  1. SJS
    C. Lund(2)
    M. Ferraro (9)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-2
    4:52
  2. LAK
    T. Moore(16)
    A. Kopitar (41), A. Kuzmenko (17)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    6:57
  3. LAK
    W. Foegele(21)PPG
    B. Clarke (26), Q. Byfield (27)
    deflectedxG 0.16win prob +7 ptsVideo
    1-4
    13:31
  4. LAK
    W. Foegele(22)
    M. Anderson (14), D. Doughty (11)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-5
    19:03
  5. LAK
    A. Kempe(31)
    V. Gavrikov (22), A. Kuzmenko (18)
    slapxG 0.22win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-6
    19:38

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(9)
    A. Kopitar (42), V. Gavrikov (23)
    wristxG 0.05Video
    1-7
    14:49
  2. LAK
    T. Lewis(5)
    J. Moverare (6), J. Spence (21)
    wristxG 0.02Video
    1-8
    15:22

Penalties

SJS 12 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:29SJSNoah Gregor · Holdingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
  • 10:18LAKDrew Doughty · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 10:37LAKPhillip Danault · High stickingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
  • 13:18SJSNoah Gregor · Hookingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

2nd

  • 2:33SJSCam Lund · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 9:37SJSMario Ferraro · Hookingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 11:49SJSMario Ferraro · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min

3rd

  • 3:47LAKMikey Anderson · Roughingdrawn by Noah Gregor2 min
  • 3:47LAKMikey Anderson · Cross checkingdrawn by Luca Cagnoni2 min
  • 3:47SJSLuca Cagnoni · Cross checkingdrawn by Trevor Lewis2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Trevor Moore, 2nd 6:57 — LAK 70% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.22A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.20Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.20A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.19W. Foegele · Goal · xG 0.16A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.14A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.13Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.12W. Foegele · Goal · xG 0.11J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.11W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.11K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.09T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.09K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.08W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.08D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.08K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.08K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.07T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.07K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.07J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.07S. Helenius · Missed · xG 0.07K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.06W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.06W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.06Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.05T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.04D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.03W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.03T. Lewis · Goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.02J. Malott · Missed · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.02J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.02W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.01W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.00B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.00
LAK8 G · 3.8 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsLAK
2.41 G
All situations
8 G3.8
1.81 G
Even strength
6 G1.8
0.60 G
Power play
2 G2.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS27%73%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.31 – 3.73

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

SJSvsLAK
23
Shots on goal
36
40%
Faceoffs
60%
0/3
Power play
2/5
12
Penalty minutes
8
16
Hits
18
25
Blocked shots
8
14
Giveaways
30
1
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
85S. MukhamadullinD000-300.00160—25:12
38M. FerraroD011-200.01244—20:22
36L. CarlssonD000-310.01010—19:24
21A. WennbergC000-210.000204719:14
37T. LiljegrenD000-300.01110—18:44
51C. GrafR000-220.15100—17:04
23B. GoodrowC000020.31200017:00
42L. CagnoniD000020.14042—16:41
72W. EklundL000-210.37000—16:19
71M. CelebriniC000-120.501104316:00
73T. ToffoliC000-110.10100015:57
44M. VlasicD000+110.01030—15:10
2W. SmithC000-220.142002514:23
46C. LundC101020.18002013:32
53T. DellandreaC000-200.001004412:33
63Z. OstapchukC000000.201304411:41
91C. GrundstromR000050.25200—11:10
9N. GregorL000-310.01104—09:53
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31G. Romanov(L)36288.7783.79-4.2160:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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