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Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings

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Vegas Golden Knights
▸6
Los Angeles Kings
4
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Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-4. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brandon Saad's goal at 11:16 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 48% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.6 to 1.9; shots on goal were VGK 25, LAK 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Adin Hill stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.1 goals below expected; Anton Forsberg stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Pavel Dorofeyev (2 G), 2. Colton Sissons (1 G, 1 A), 3. Quinton Byfield (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    P. Dorofeyev2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    C. Sissons1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VGKVGK1807510625
LAKLAK161528419

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(27)
    T. Laczynski (3), R. Smith (8)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:59
  2. LAK
    Q. Byfield(12)PPG
    A. Panarin (39), B. Clarke (22)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:31

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(21)
    A. Kopitar (17), A. Panarin (40)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    14:44

3rd period

  1. VGK
    C. Sissons(4)
    B. Bowman (14), A. Hill (1)
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +29 ptsVideo
    2-2
    8:07
  2. VGK
    B. Saad(3)
    C. Sissons (4), A. Holtz (6)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +34 ptsVideo
    3-2
    11:16
  3. VGK
    R. Smith(10)
    T. Laczynski (4), B. McNabb (2)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +14 ptsVideo
    4-2
    12:21
  4. LAK
    Q. Byfield(13)
    A. Kuzmenko (11)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +12 ptsVideo
    4-3
    13:26
  5. VGK
    P. Dorofeyev(28)PPG
    T. Laczynski (5), B. Bowman (15)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +6 ptsVideo
    5-3
    15:59
  6. LAK
    B. Clarke(7)
    A. Kempe (27), A. Kuzmenko (12)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +3 ptsVideo
    5-4
    18:54
  7. VGK
    I. Barbashev(17)EN
    T. Hertl (28), B. McNabb (3)
    wristxG 0.48win prob +3 ptsVideo
    6-4
    19:32

Penalties

VGK 7 PIM·LAK 19 PIM

1st

  • 13:51VGKRasmus Andersson · Slashingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min

2nd

  • 11:47LAKCorey Perry · Instigatordrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min
  • 11:47VGKJeremy Lauzon · Fightingdrawn by Corey Perry5 min
  • 11:47LAKCorey Perry · Fightingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon5 min
  • 11:47LAKCorey Perry · Instigator misconduct10 min

3rd

  • 15:10LAKArtemi Panarin · Roughingdrawn by Jeremy Lauzon2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brandon Saad, 3rd 11:16 — VGK 48% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.18A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.15T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.13Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.12A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.10A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.10W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.09A. Turcotte · Missed · xG 0.09Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.08Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.08A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.08A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.07A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06B. Clarke · Goal · xG 0.06A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.05M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.05A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04A. Turcotte · On goal · xG 0.04W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.03D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.01A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.01C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.01S. Helenius · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.01
LAK4 G · 1.9 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VGKvsLAK
3.65 G
All situations
4 G1.9
2.34 G
Even strength
3 G1.5
0.31 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VGK61%39%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.52 – 1.92

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

VGKvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
19
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/2
Power play
1/1
7
Penalty minutes
19
26
Hits
24
24
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Vegas Golden Knights skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4R. AnderssonD000010.16022—23:42
5J. LauzonD000-110.041025—21:30
3B. McNabbD022+140.15240—21:18
6K. KorczakD000000.01160—21:13
48T. HertlC011+120.191004718:58
49I. BarbashevL101020.8401010018:24
16P. DorofeyevR202+140.99010—17:29
55K. KolesarR000000.00400—17:12
28T. LaczynskiC033+200.000003615:43
19R. SmithR112+210.03110—15:30
52D. CoghlanD000+210.04000—15:15
17B. HuttonD000+220.01010—14:42
26A. HoltzR011020.18200—14:10
20B. SaadL101020.4800010013:35
10C. SissonsC112010.042305413:23
42B. BowmanR022+110.12100—13:13
77K. UchaczC000-110.161102012:38
23C. ReinhardtL000000.1212010011:25
Vegas Golden Knights goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33A. Hill(W)19154.7891.93-2.0760:00

Season series

VGK leads 3-1

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