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Seattle Kraken at Los Angeles Kings

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Seattle Kraken
▸3
Los Angeles Kings
2
FinalTV FDSNW, KHN/Prime·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Frederick Gaudreau's goal at 7:26 of the second period, which took the Kraken's chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.0 to 1.6; shots on goal were SEA 28, LAK 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 35 of 37 (.946), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Pheonix Copley stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ben Meyers (1 G), 2. Eeli Tolvanen (2 A), 3. Andrei Kuzmenko (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    B. Meyers1 G
  2. ★★
    SEA
    E. Tolvanen2 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kuzmenko1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA0931405328
LAKLAK01311519237

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. Eberle(13)PPG
    M. Beniers (16), C. Stephenson (13)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:10
  2. SEA
    F. Gaudreau(3)
    E. Tolvanen (16), J. Mahura (2)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    7:26
  3. SEA
    B. Meyers(2)
    J. Oleksiak (4), E. Tolvanen (17)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-0
    16:02
  4. LAK
    K. Fiala(13)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.22win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-1
    16:13

3rd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(7)
    B. Clarke (11), D. Doughty (10)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-2
    8:45

Penalties

SEA 6 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

1st

  • 19:28LAKBrian Dumoulin · Trippingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min

2nd

  • 18:23SEAJordan Eberle · Interferencedrawn by Warren Foegele2 min

3rd

  • 1:43SEABerkly Catton · Hookingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min
  • 13:40LAKAlex Laferriere · Delaying game face off violation2 min
  • 14:03SEAMatty Beniers · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Frederick Gaudreau, 2nd 7:26 — SEA 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.27K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.22A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.17Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.17J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.12A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.11B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.11W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.10A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.08Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.08K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.08K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.07K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.07W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.07K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.07A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.06B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.05A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.04B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.04Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.02A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · Missed · xG 0.01D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.00D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 3.0 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsLAK
1.63 G
All situations
2 G3.0
1.12 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
0.51 G
Power play
0 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA25%75%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.61 – 2.98

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

SEAvsLAK
28
Shots on goal
37
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
25
19
Blocked shots
5
13
Giveaways
15
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD000-100.00030—25:23
41R. EvansD000-110.03110—21:36
9C. StephensonC011000.000105920:03
20E. TolvanenR022+120.16310—19:33
55R. LindgrenD000010.00120—19:18
89F. GaudreauC101+120.071204219:06
24J. OleksiakD011+130.03030—18:03
7J. EberleR101040.4301210017:41
10M. BeniersC011030.231025017:33
28J. MahuraD011000.00020—17:33
8C. FleuryD000+140.11210—16:37
84K. KakkoR000010.03000—14:07
51S. WrightC000030.301104013:16
77B. CattonC000020.110024012:28
59B. MeyersC101010.040003312:21
26R. WintertonC000000.00000011:02
63J. MelansonR000-100.07500—09:12
12T. KartyeL000-110.01210—09:08
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35J. Daccord(W)37352.9463.04+1.0460:00

Season series

SEA leads 3-1

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