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Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers

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Los Angeles Kings
4
Edmonton Oilers
▸6
FinalTV ESPN, FDSNW·Rogers Place

Recap

written from the game data

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-4. The Kings scored first; the Oilers answered. The Oilers led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Darnell Nurse's goal at 14:59 of the second period, which took the Oilers' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 4.8 to 3.6; shots on goal were LAK 27, EDM 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 of 28 (.821), 1.4 goals below expected; Calvin Pickard stopped 23 of 27 (.852). Three stars: 1. Zach Hyman (1 G, 1 A), 2. Darnell Nurse (1 G, 1 A), 3. Drew Doughty (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    Z. Hyman1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    D. Nurse1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    D. Doughty1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK21015112427
EDMEDM3142817629

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    Q. Byfield(3)
    K. Fiala (3), A. Laferriere (2)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:19
  2. EDM
    A. Henrique(1)
    C. Brown (1), T. Frederic (2)
    snapxG 0.35win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    3:04
  3. LAK
    B. Clarke(2)
    P. Danault (6)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-1
    3:37
  4. EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins(3)PPG
    C. McDavid (9), Z. Hyman (3)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +9 ptsVideo
    2-2
    5:55
  5. EDM
    Z. Hyman(2)
    D. Nurse (1), R. Nugent-Hopkins (2)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-3
    12:49

2nd period

  1. EDM
    D. Nurse(1)
    V. Podkolzin (4), M. Janmark (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    14:59
  2. EDM
    T. Frederic(1)
    C. Brown (2), B. Kulak (2)
    tip-inxG 0.34win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-5
    16:35
  3. LAK
    J. Spence(1)
    K. Fiala (4), S. Helenius (1)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-5
    18:01

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kopitar(2)
    D. Doughty (3), A. Laferriere (3)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-5
    19:05
  2. EDM
    C. Brown(3)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.69win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-6
    19:58

Penalties

LAK 2 PIM·EDM 4 PIM

1st

  • 4:20LAKAlex Laferriere · Boardingdrawn by Vasily Podkolzin2 min
  • 7:38EDMViktor Arvidsson · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Darcy Kuemper2 min

3rd

  • 7:49EDMZach Hyman · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Darnell Nurse, 2nd 14:59 — EDM 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Brown · Goal · xG 0.69C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.50A. Henrique · Goal · xG 0.35T. Frederic · Goal · xG 0.34E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.32C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.20T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.19V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.18L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.16Z. Hyman · On goal · xG 0.15C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.15A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.13C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.12R. Nugent-Hopkins · Goal · xG 0.12C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.11E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.10R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.10R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.10L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.09C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.09D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.07D. Nurse · Goal · xG 0.06L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Hyman · Missed · xG 0.05E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Hyman · Goal · xG 0.04C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.03V. Podkolzin · On goal · xG 0.03C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.03J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.03C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.03D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.03V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Hyman · Missed · xG 0.02J. Walman · Missed · xG 0.01C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.01A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.01J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.00A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.00D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.00D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.00
EDM6 G · 4.8 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsEDM
3.64 G
All situations
5 G4.8
2.14 G
Even strength
4 G3.2
1.50 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK50%50%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.53 – 3.53

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
27
Shots on goal
29
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/2
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
34
Hits
26
18
Blocked shots
29
16
Giveaways
10
1
Takeaways
0

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD011-210.05410—28:03
22K. FialaL022030.14500—22:56
9A. KempeR000-110.11100—20:57
55Q. ByfieldR101-230.483106420:37
11A. KopitarC101-120.402006519:58
44M. AndersonD000-220.31210—19:45
6J. EdmundsonD000000.09010—19:12
12T. MooreL000+220.41110—18:13
24P. DanaultC011+120.181104117:37
37W. FoegeleL000+120.35410—17:01
96A. KuzmenkoL000-230.16010—16:50
84V. GavrikovD000+100.00010—16:33
14A. LaferriereR022+110.14302—16:21
92B. ClarkeD101020.56010—14:44
21J. SpenceD101+110.10230—10:53
15A. TurcotteC000-100.00110007:50
79S. HeleniusC011010.042007107:50
39J. MalottL000-110.08340—07:17
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(L)28235.8213.59-1.4155:48

Series

EDM leads 4-2

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