New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings
Recap
written from the game dataThe Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 5-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Samuel Helenius's goal at 14:20 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 4.6 to 3.2; shots on goal were NYI 35, LAK 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 of 35 (.857), 2.3 goals below expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 of 35 (.914). Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (1 A), 2. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mikey Anderson (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Kopitar1 A

- ★★A. Panarin1 G, 1 A

- ★★★M. Anderson1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-13:17
2nd period
0-214:20
0-315:51
1-319:59
3rd period
1-42:30
2-44:30
2-58:30
3-518:01
Penalties
1st
- 3:56
Carson Soucy · Trippingdrawn by Alex Laferriere2 min
2nd
- 1:20
served by C. Perry · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 8:48
served by C. Perry · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:00
Alex Turcotte · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
3rd
- 1:23
Ondrej Palat · Slashingdrawn by Alex Laferriere2 min
- 2:40
Ilya Sorokin · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Samuel Helenius, 2nd 14:20 — 73% → 89%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.23 G
- All situations
- 5 G4.6
- 2.12 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.0
- 0.90 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.5
- 0.21 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 112 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.20 – 2.72
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
- 35
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 20
- Hits
- 24
- 17
- Blocked shots
- 21
- 14
- Giveaways
- 10
- 4
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
LAK leads 2-0
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5this game
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2Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
