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Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders

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Los Angeles Kings
▸3
New York Islanders
2
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 3-2. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Emil Heineman's goal at 3:38 of the third period, which took the Islanders' chances from 9% to 26%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 4.2 to 2.8; shots on goal were LAK 27, NYI 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of 23 (.913), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 27 (.889). Three stars: 1. Anze Kopitar (1 G), 2. Emil Heineman (2 G), 3. Trevor Moore (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 G
  2. ★★
    NYI
    E. Heineman2 G
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    T. Moore1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK31001304327
NYINYI0418111223

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore(8)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:33
  2. LAK
    A. Kopitar(8)
    M. Anderson (10), A. Turcotte (11)
    wristxG 0.46win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    13:07
  3. LAK
    A. Kempe(26)
    A. Panarin (45)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    18:28

2nd period

  1. NYI
    E. Heineman(17)
    A. Pelech (9), B. Horvat (18)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-1
    10:46

3rd period

  1. NYI
    E. Heineman(18)
    M. Schaefer (28), B. Horvat (19)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    3:38

Penalties

LAK 10 PIM·NYI 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:15NYIBrayden Schenn · Trippingdrawn by Trevor Moore2 min
  • 7:37NYIBo Horvat · Trippingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min
  • 10:27LAKBrian Dumoulin · Holdingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min
  • 19:00LAKDrew Doughty · Cross checkingdrawn by Simon Holmstrom2 min

2nd

  • 12:33NYICarson Soucy · Trippingdrawn by Jared Wright2 min
  • 16:22LAKTaylor Ward · Roughingdrawn by Matthew Schaefer2 min
  • 16:22NYIMatthew Schaefer · Roughingdrawn by Taylor Ward2 min

3rd

  • 19:56LAKScott Laughton · High stickingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min
  • 19:56LAKScott Laughton · Trippingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Emil Heineman, 3rd 3:38 — NYI 9% → 26%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.37M. Schaefer · Missed · xG 0.16J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.15M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.14A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.14R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.12M. Gatcomb · Missed · xG 0.12B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.11M. Gatcomb · Missed · xG 0.11O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.10A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.10B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.08S. Holmstrom · On goal · xG 0.08E. Heineman · Goal · xG 0.07M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.06E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.06M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.05A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.05B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.05B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.05J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.05E. Heineman · Goal · xG 0.04B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.04R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.04M. Schaefer · Missed · xG 0.04R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03M. Gatcomb · On goal · xG 0.03M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.03B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.03M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.03M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.03M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.02M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.02M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.01M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.01E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.01M. Schaefer · Missed · xG 0.01C. Ritchie · Missed · xG 0.01T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.00A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.00M. Shabanov · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI2 G · 2.8 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsNYI
4.23 G
All situations
2 G2.8
2.03 G
Even strength
2 G2.4
1.30 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK59%41%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.28 – 2.74

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

LAKvsNYI
27
Shots on goal
23
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/3
Power play
0/3
10
Penalty minutes
8
23
Hits
23
23
Blocked shots
14
11
Giveaways
9
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44M. AndersonD011+100.04250—23:44
8D. DoughtyD000+100.53112—23:28
11A. KopitarC101+230.731103820:53
10A. PanarinL011+140.54010—19:49
14A. LaferriereR000-120.392106719:24
92B. ClarkeD000-110.08010—19:15
55Q. ByfieldR000-140.260004619:05
12T. MooreL101030.18030—19:01
21S. LaughtonC000030.204144318:05
6J. EdmundsonD000-100.00130—17:36
9A. KempeR101+140.88110—17:35
5C. CeciD000+110.00130—16:12
2B. DumoulinD000+100.00002—14:11
15A. TurcotteC011+100.00110012:15
53J. WrightR000020.32400—12:14
79S. HeleniusC000000.00300007:46
52T. WardR000000.00002—07:04
39J. MalottL000000.00210—06:44
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)23212.9132.80+0.8059:35

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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