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Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks

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Los Angeles Kings
▸4
San Jose Sharks
3
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brandt Clarke's goal at 13:20 of the third period, which took the Kings' chances from 48% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 4.2 to 1.5; shots on goal were LAK 14, SJS 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 87% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 37 of 40 (.925), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Yaroslav Askarov stopped 10 of 14 (.714), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brandt Clarke (1 G, 1 A), 2. Philipp Kurashev (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alexander Wennberg (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    B. Clarke1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    P. Kurashev1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    A. Wennberg1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK162414414
SJSSJS07216117340

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    C. Perry(3)
    B. Clarke (5), A. Laferriere (2)
    wristxG 0.33win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:54

2nd period

  1. LAK
    J. Malott(2)
    C. Perry (2), J. Edmundson (4)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    3:21
  2. LAK
    D. Doughty(1)
    B. Dumoulin (1), A. Turcotte (3)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    6:43
  3. SJS
    W. Smith(3)
    M. Celebrini (10), T. Toffoli (2)
    slapxG 0.16win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-1
    15:33
  4. SJS
    P. Kurashev(2)
    A. Wennberg (3), W. Eklund (6)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    17:16

3rd period

  1. SJS
    A. Wennberg(2)
    P. Kurashev (2), J. Skinner (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +24 ptsVideo
    3-3
    4:48
  2. LAK
    B. Clarke(2)
    A. Kempe (9), J. Edmundson (5)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +37 ptsVideo
    4-3
    13:20

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·SJS 2 PIM

1st

  • 8:45SJSTimothy Liljegren · Trippingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
  • 12:32LAKJeff Malott · Slashingdrawn by William Eklund2 min
  • 16:34LAKBrandt Clarke · High stickingdrawn by Ty Dellandrea2 min

3rd

  • 2:45LAKJeff Malott · Holdingdrawn by Vincent Desharnais2 min
  • 6:40LAKDrew Doughty · Slashingdrawn by William Eklund2 min
  • 18:44LAKJoel Edmundson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brandt Clarke, 3rd 13:20 — LAK 48% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.23A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.22M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.18W. Smith · Missed · xG 0.17W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.17W. Smith · Goal · xG 0.16M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.16W. Smith · Missed · xG 0.15M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.14B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.13T. Dellandrea · On goal · xG 0.12T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.12T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.12M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.11T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.11P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.11P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.10T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.10J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.10M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.09P. Kurashev · Goal · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.09W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.09M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.08M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.08M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.08M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.07M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.07W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.06W. Smith · Missed · xG 0.06M. Misa · Missed · xG 0.06J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.05M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.05M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.05W. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04W. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.04J. Klingberg · On goal · xG 0.04A. Wennberg · Goal · xG 0.04M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.03S. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.02W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.02M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.01D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.01B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.01J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.01D. Orlov · On goal · xG 0.01W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.01W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.01M. Misa · On goal · xG 0.01T. Dellandrea · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS3 G · 4.2 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSJS
1.54 G
All situations
3 G4.2
1.24 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
0.30 G
Power play
0 G2.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK13%87%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.51 – 4.03

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

LAKvsSJS
14
Shots on goal
40
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/1
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
2
14
Hits
17
23
Blocked shots
12
14
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2B. DumoulinD011+110.02140—21:44
44M. AndersonD000-100.00130—20:52
9A. KempeR011010.30310—20:48
8D. DoughtyD101+110.06142—20:37
5C. CeciD000-120.02120—20:25
6J. EdmundsonD022-110.03002—20:01
55Q. ByfieldR000020.210104519:30
11A. KopitarC000000.020003618:37
96A. KuzmenkoL000000.18110—15:25
14A. LaferriereR011-100.0002010015:04
12T. MooreL000000.01010—14:59
22K. FialaL000-120.23100—14:55
40J. ArmiaR000000.00120—13:24
92B. ClarkeD112+310.04022—13:22
10C. PerryR112+320.36000—12:33
15A. TurcotteC011+100.000006310:59
24P. DanaultC000+100.000006710:21
39J. MalottL101010.04404—07:08
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)40373.9254.25+1.2560:00

Season series

SJS leads 2-1

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