Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kevin Fiala's goal at 9:20 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.6 to 1.6; shots on goal were EDM 27, LAK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Calvin Pickard stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 of 27 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Darcy Kuemper (27 saves, 1.000), 2. Kevin Fiala (1 G), 3. Andrei Kuzmenko (1 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Kuemper27 saves, 1.000

- ★★K. Fiala1 G

- ★★★A. Kuzmenko1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals2nd period
0-19:20
0-216:08
3rd period
0-317:03
Penalties
1st
- 7:30
Viktor Arvidsson · Hookingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
2nd
- 6:07
Quinton Byfield · Slashingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
- 18:42
Mattias Janmark · Slashingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
3rd
- 8:14
served by Z. Hyman · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 11:03
Evan Bouchard · Interferencedrawn by Warren Foegele2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kevin Fiala, 2nd 9:20 — 53% → 71%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.60 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.6
- 1.50 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.8
- 0.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.9
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.62 – 2.71
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
- 27
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 17
- Hits
- 23
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 15
- Giveaways
- 15
- 3
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 3-1
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4OTFinal
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1Final
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3this game
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0Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
