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Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings

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Anaheim Ducks
1
Los Angeles Kings
▸6
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anze Kopitar's goal at 2:17 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.5 to 1.6; shots on goal were ANA 25, LAK 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Lukas Dostal stopped 23 of 29 (.793), 3.5 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Kevin Fiala (2 G), 2. Adrian Kempe (3 A), 3. Andrei Kuzmenko (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    K. Fiala2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Kempe3 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kuzmenko3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA0811106125
LAKLAK14315210629

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    Q. Byfield(21)PPG
    A. Kuzmenko (21), A. Kempe (32)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:24

2nd period

  1. ANA
    C. Gauthier(20)
    L. Carlsson (24), A. Killorn (17)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:46
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(20)
    M. Anderson (15), A. Kuzmenko (22)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-2
    2:17
  3. LAK
    K. Fiala(31)PPG
    A. Kempe (33), A. Kopitar (44)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-3
    5:30
  4. LAK
    A. Laferriere(17)
    M. Anderson (16), Q. Byfield (29)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +7 ptsVideo
    1-4
    16:34

3rd period

  1. LAK
    K. Fiala(32)PPG
    A. Kuzmenko (23), A. Kempe (34)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-5
    1:08
  2. LAK
    J. Spence(4)
    P. Danault (33), T. Moore (20)
    slapxG 0.03Video
    1-6
    10:47

Penalties

ANA 14 PIM·LAK 10 PIM

1st

  • 1:03ANARadko Gudas · Trippingdrawn by Alex Laferriere2 min
  • 5:41LAKKevin Fiala · Hookingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min
  • 9:33LAKAdrian Kempe · High stickingdrawn by Leo Carlsson2 min
  • 13:01ANAJackson LaCombe · Hookingdrawn by Adrian Kempe2 min
  • 19:20LAKWarren Foegele · Hookingdrawn by Radko Gudas2 min

2nd

  • 4:33ANACutter Gauthier · High stickingdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
  • 8:26LAKKyle Burroughs · Slashingdrawn by Leo Carlsson2 min
  • 12:15ANAJacob Trouba · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 16:34ANAserved by M. McTavish · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 20:00ANAMason McTavish · Cross checkingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min

3rd

  • 3:35LAKJeff Malott · Roughingdrawn by Jackson LaCombe2 min
  • 3:35ANAJackson LaCombe · Roughingdrawn by Jeff Malott2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anze Kopitar, 2nd 2:17 — LAK 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.14Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.14A. Laferriere · Goal · xG 0.14K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.14A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.12Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.11A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.11K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.11W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.10V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.10A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.09K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.08A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.07K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.07A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.06T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.06K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kopitar · Goal · xG 0.05W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.05J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.05B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.03J. Malott · Missed · xG 0.03J. Spence · Goal · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02J. Moverare · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.02T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.02P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.01S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.01J. Moverare · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK6 G · 2.5 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsLAK
1.61 G
All situations
6 G2.5
0.91 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.60 G
Power play
3 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA32%68%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.56 – 2.47

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

ANAvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
29
42%
Faceoffs
58%
0/4
Power play
3/6
14
Penalty minutes
10
31
Hits
16
16
Blocked shots
11
8
Giveaways
11
3
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2J. LaCombeD000020.07244—22:50
19T. TerryR000-120.26100—19:46
51O. ZellwegerD000-120.01000—19:24
7R. GudasD000-100.00322—19:06
65J. TroubaD000010.00222—19:06
11T. ZegrasC000020.21300018:55
23M. McTavishC000010.210025418:06
43D. HellesonD000-120.04110—17:30
77F. VatranoR000-110.06320—16:29
17A. KillornL011-100.21000—15:14
91L. CarlssonC011-140.130105315:09
34P. MintyukovD000-100.01110—14:51
21I. LundestromC000010.112103114:34
61C. GauthierL101-120.14022—13:12
64S. ColangeloR000010.00400—12:52
38J. HarkinsC000010.0340010011:59
62N. NesterenkoC000010.03300010:40
16R. StromeC000-120.032002710:37
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1L. Dostal(L)29236.7932.48-3.5259:14

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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