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Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers

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Los Angeles Kings
▸4
New York Rangers
1
FinalTV FDSNW, MSG·Madison Square Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mikey Anderson's goal at 4:31 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 3.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were LAK 26, NYR 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 25 (.880). Three stars: 1. Alex Laferriere (1 G, 2 A), 2. Mikey Anderson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Anze Kopitar (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Laferriere1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    LAK
    M. Anderson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Kopitar1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK1821612426
NYRNYR0603113122

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    D. Doughty(5)
    M. Anderson (11), A. Panarin (48)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-0
    13:29

2nd period

  1. LAK
    M. Anderson(4)
    A. Laferriere (14), Q. Byfield (21)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    4:31
  2. LAK
    A. Laferriere(17)PPG
    A. Kopitar (21), Q. Byfield (22)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +8 ptsVideo
    3-0
    4:59

3rd period

  1. NYR
    V. Trocheck(14)PPG
    A. Fox (30), M. Zibanejad (36)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +6 ptsVideo
    3-1
    2:29
  2. LAK
    T. Moore(9)EN
    A. Laferriere (15)
    wristxG 0.53Video
    4-1
    18:12

Penalties

LAK 4 PIM·NYR 4 PIM

1st

  • 8:42LAKQuinton Byfield · Trippingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min

2nd

  • 4:48NYRVincent Trocheck · High stickingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min
  • 9:13NYRMatthew Robertson · Hookingdrawn by Jared Wright2 min

3rd

  • 1:15LAKAlex Laferriere · Boardingdrawn by Matthew Robertson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mikey Anderson, 2nd 4:31 — LAK 64% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Chmelar · Missed · xG 0.20A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.18G. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.15A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.14J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.10V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.09G. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.08N. Laba · Missed · xG 0.07G. Perreault · Missed · xG 0.07J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.05V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.05A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.05V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.05J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.05A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04G. Perreault · Missed · xG 0.04J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04C. Sheary · Missed · xG 0.04T. Kartye · On goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.03T. Kartye · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.03A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.02B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.02B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.02J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01M. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edstrom · Missed · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.01B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.01T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.01M. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.01W. Borgen · Missed · xG 0.00W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR1 G · 1.9 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsNYR
3.53 G
All situations
1 G1.9
1.92 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
1.01 G
Power play
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK67%33%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.78 – 1.86

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

LAKvsNYR
26
Shots on goal
22
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/2
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
26
Hits
20
12
Blocked shots
12
14
Giveaways
20
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD101+110.01110—21:18
44M. AndersonD112+210.26110—20:58
92B. ClarkeD000020.06000—20:37
6J. EdmundsonD000+100.00010—20:08
55Q. ByfieldR022+230.422025018:58
14A. LaferriereR123+230.522025018:51
12T. MooreL101+220.57110—18:42
11A. KopitarC011+130.482005618:37
5C. CeciD000+110.02010—18:25
2B. DumoulinD000+100.00120—16:31
21S. LaughtonC000020.172003316:04
10A. PanarinL011+120.27000—15:42
17M. JosephR000+100.00110—13:26
53J. WrightR000010.09210—12:25
79S. HeleniusC000010.036002512:21
39J. MalottL000040.38100—11:59
52T. WardR000000.16200—11:28
15A. TurcotteC000000.0523010010:16
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35D. Kuemper(W)22211.9551.87+0.8760:00

Season series

LAK leads 2-0

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