Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1. The Kings scored first; the Kraken answered. The Kraken led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matty Beniers's goal at 18:35 of the first period, which took the Kraken's chances from 32% to 47%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were SEA 28, LAK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 0.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brandon Montour (1 G), 2. Quinton Byfield (1 G), 3. Joey Daccord (28 saves, .966).
Three stars
- ★B. Montour1 G

- ★★Q. Byfield1 G

- ★★★J. Daccord28 saves, .966

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
0-11:48
1-118:35
2-119:29
Penalties
1st
- 3:04
Brandt Clarke · Trippingdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
- 11:20
Josh Mahura · High stickingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
- 11:29
Adam Larsson · Hookingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
- 19:08
Jared McCann · Roughingdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
- 19:08
Brandt Clarke · Roughingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
2nd
- 4:35
Jordan Eberle · Slashingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Matty Beniers, 1st 18:35 — 32% → 47%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.52 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.2
- 2.02 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.6
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 2.22
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 46%
- Faceoffs
- 54%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/3
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 24
- Hits
- 18
- 30
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 21
- Giveaways
- 15
- 11
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















