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New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings

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New York Rangers
3
Los Angeles Kings
▸4
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Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 4-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Taylor Ward's goal at 4:23 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.8 to 3.1; shots on goal were NYR 36, LAK 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 1.1 goals below expected; Anton Forsberg stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Anton Forsberg (27 saves, .964), 2. Kevin Fiala (1 G, 1 A), 3. Taylor Ward (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Forsberg27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    LAK
    K. Fiala1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    T. Ward1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR28016112336
LAKLAK2821108427

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(17)
    B. Clarke (18), C. Perry (14)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:18
  2. NYR
    W. Cuylle(11)
    S. Morrow (6), N. Laba (8)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:18
  3. LAK
    K. Fiala(18)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.19win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-2
    9:00
  4. NYR
    J. Miller(12)
    M. Zibanejad (27), B. Schneider (8)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-2
    16:36

2nd period

  1. LAK
    T. Ward(1)
    J. Malott (2), S. Helenius (1)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-3
    4:23
  2. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(10)
    K. Fiala (18), A. Turcotte (9)
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    12:37

3rd period

  1. NYR
    J. Miller(13)
    V. Gavrikov (9), V. Trocheck (21)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-4
    19:33

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·LAK 4 PIM

1st

  • 1:33NYRMatthew Robertson · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min

2nd

  • 8:22LAKAlex Laferriere · Roughingdrawn by Will Cuylle2 min
  • 8:47LAKJoel Edmundson · Trippingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 12:56NYRBraden Schneider · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 16:11NYRBraden Schneider · Interferencedrawn by Joel Edmundson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Taylor Ward, 2nd 4:23 — LAK 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.49C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.47A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.27T. Ward · Goal · xG 0.21K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.19Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.17A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.15Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.11A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.11A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.11K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.09A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.09W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.08J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.08T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.08W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.08A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.07A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.07J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.06A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.06A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.06A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.05T. Ward · On goal · xG 0.05M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.04S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.04A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.02A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.01A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.01S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.00W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.00Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.00J. Malott · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK4 G · 3.8 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsLAK
3.13 G
All situations
4 G3.8
1.33 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
1.80 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR50%50%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 2.80

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

NYRvsLAK
36
Shots on goal
27
71%
Faceoffs
29%
0/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
24
Hits
15
21
Blocked shots
14
14
Giveaways
15
2
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44V. GavrikovD011-110.02150—25:24
4B. SchneiderD011-220.03424—22:12
10A. PanarinL000020.31000—21:54
93M. ZibanejadC011+100.140108321:40
8J. MillerC202+171.003106221:35
16V. TrocheckC011050.340207621:32
17W. BorgenD000-120.04010—19:25
24C. SoucyD000-140.05230—18:02
13A. LafrenièreL000030.1800010017:54
94G. PerreaultR000010.13000—16:24
42N. LabaC011+110.062005615:14
60S. MorrowD011+120.14020—14:59
29M. RobertsonD000+110.03122—14:26
50W. CuylleL101+140.392005013:47
78B. OthmannL000+110.15200—10:28
14T. RaddyshR000-200.04110—09:42
39S. CarrickC000-200.011007506:33
22J. BrodzinskiC000-200.00510005:43
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(L)27234.8522.85-1.1557:06

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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