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Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers

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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-0. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinton Byfield's goal at 9:26 of the first period, which took the Kings' chances from 62% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 4.2 to 1.5; shots on goal were LAK 36, EDM 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 88% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 16 of 16 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Calvin Pickard stopped 31 of 36 (.861), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Adrian Kempe (1 G, 2 A), 2. Kevin Fiala (1 G, 1 A), 3. Trevor Moore (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kempe1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    K. Fiala1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    T. Moore2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK312113111536
EDMEDM090408021

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    P. Danault (34), T. Moore (21)
    snapxG 0.34win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:55
  2. LAK
    Q. Byfield(23)PPG
    A. Kempe (36), K. Fiala (23)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-0
    9:26
  3. LAK
    T. Moore (22), W. Foegele (22)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-0
    18:45

2nd period

  1. LAK
    K. Fiala(35)PPG
    A. Kempe (37), A. Kopitar (45)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +4 ptsVideo
    4-0
    7:43

3rd period

  1. LAK
    wristxG 0.07Video
    5-0
    8:13

Penalties

LAK 16 PIM·EDM 53 PIM

1st

  • 0:48EDMEvan Bouchard · Hookingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
  • 5:07LAKserved by P. Danault · Bench2 min
  • 8:33EDMJoshua Brown · High stickingdrawn by Jeff Malott2 min
  • 9:47EDMConnor Brown · Roughingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 12:29LAKWarren Foegele · Slashingdrawn by Mattias Janmark2 min
  • 16:04LAKVladislav Gavrikov · Hookingdrawn by Jeff Skinner2 min
  • 19:03LAKQuinton Byfield · Roughingdrawn by Corey Perry2 min
  • 19:46EDMViktor Arvidsson · Hookingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min

2nd

  • 7:34EDMMax Jones · Roughingdrawn by Jordan Spence2 min
  • 8:42LAKWarren Foegele · Roughingdrawn by Viktor Arvidsson2 min
  • 8:42EDMVasily Podkolzin · Roughingdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
  • 8:42LAKBrandt Clarke · Roughingdrawn by Vasily Podkolzin2 min
  • 8:42LAKDarcy Kuemper · Trippingdrawn by Vasily Podkolzin2 min
  • 8:42EDMVasily Podkolzin · Roughingdrawn by Brandt Clarke2 min
  • 8:42EDMVasily Podkolzin · Misconduct10 min
  • 12:43EDMCorey Perry · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 12:43EDMJeff Skinner · Slashingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
  • 12:43EDMCorey Perry · Misconduct10 min
  • 14:36EDMDarnell Nurse · Cross checkingdrawn by Quinton Byfield5 min
  • 14:36EDMDarnell Nurse · Game misconduct10 min
  • 18:12LAKPhillip Danault · Holding the stickdrawn by Ty Emberson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
EDM goalLAK goalFinal: EDM 0%

Biggest swing: Quinton Byfield, 1st 9:26 — LAK 62% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.17V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.13J. Skinner · Missed · xG 0.13V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.10C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.09C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.08V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.08R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.08J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.07J. Brown · On goal · xG 0.05E. Bouchard · Missed · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.04E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.04V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.03B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.03M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.02C. Perry · Missed · xG 0.02T. Emberson · Missed · xG 0.02C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.01V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.01K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.00E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.00A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM0 G · 1.5 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsEDM
4.25 G
All situations
0 G1.5
1.73 G
Even strength
0 G0.8
2.32 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK88%12%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.11 – 1.51

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

LAKvsEDM
36
Shots on goal
21
49%
Faceoffs
51%
2/8
Power play
0/6
16
Penalty minutes
53
25
Hits
35
10
Blocked shots
15
15
Giveaways
12
2
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000+220.14020—21:18
44M. AndersonD011+100.00210—20:16
84V. GavrikovD101+110.12012—19:47
9A. KempeR123+160.80300—19:45
22K. FialaL112080.79100—19:32
11A. KopitarC022+110.030006719:17
12T. MooreL022+210.10300—19:13
96A. KuzmenkoL000+110.35000—18:24
24P. DanaultC011+200.003225017:46
37W. FoegeleL112+230.99114—17:16
14A. LaferriereR000+140.243002016:25
55Q. ByfieldR101040.461021714:37
92B. ClarkeD000010.02112—14:21
21J. SpenceD000+110.03120—13:03
43J. MoverareD000010.01000—11:51
39J. MalottL000020.02400—10:17
15A. TurcotteC000000.08100009:18
79S. HeleniusC000000.001006005:34
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)161601.0001.32+1.3248:13
31D. Rittich5501.0000.19+0.1911:47

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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