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Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings

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Los Angeles Kings
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adrian Kempe's goal at 19:31 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 75% to 91%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 2.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were VAN 25, LAK 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.5 goals below expected; Anton Forsberg stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Adrian Kempe (2 G), 2. Anton Forsberg (24 saves, .960), 3. Artemi Panarin (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    A. Kempe2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    A. Forsberg24 saves, .960
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    A. Panarin2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN170909125
LAKLAK21111213426

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(33)
    B. Clarke (32), A. Panarin (54)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:29
  2. VAN
    M. Pettersson(3)
    B. Boeser (24), L. Ohgren (10)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:17
  3. LAK
    J. Armia(13)
    S. Laughton (7)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    15:48

2nd period

  1. LAK
    A. Kempe(34)
    J. Edmundson (20), A. Panarin (55)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:31

3rd period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore(12)
    A. Laferriere (20), M. Anderson (16)
    deflectedxG 0.10win prob +4 ptsVideo
    1-4
    9:17

Penalties

VAN 2 PIM·LAK 2 PIM

1st

  • 17:09LAKJeff Malott · Roughingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 17:09VANElias Pettersson · Interferencedrawn by Jeff Malott2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adrian Kempe, 2nd 19:31 — LAK 75% → 91%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.44S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.21A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.16T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.16Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.15A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.12T. Moore · Goal · xG 0.10J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.10A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.09A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.08J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kempe · Goal · xG 0.06T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06J. Armia · Goal · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.05J. Wright · On goal · xG 0.05Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.05D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.05A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Wright · On goal · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04T. Ward · Missed · xG 0.04A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.03T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.02T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK4 G · 2.5 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsLAK
2.21 G
All situations
4 G2.5
2.01 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN44%56%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.17 – 2.50

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

VANvsLAK
25
Shots on goal
26
37%
Faceoffs
63%
0/0
Power play
0/0
2
Penalty minutes
2
21
Hits
19
11
Blocked shots
15
17
Giveaways
18
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17F. HronekD000-130.05010—26:18
24Z. BuiumD000-100.08010—23:13
29M. PetterssonD101-110.10000—20:03
40E. PetterssonC000-230.052102219:31
6B. BoeserR011+120.151005019:14
5T. WillanderD000-200.00100—18:48
18D. O'ConnorL000-230.46210—18:06
74J. DeBruskL000-220.26100—17:18
93M. RossiC000+100.000105016:50
92L. OhgrenL011010.02200—16:09
7P. JosephD000010.07040—15:04
53T. BluegerC000-220.052005014:59
94L. KarlssonC000-100.18000014:56
25E. PetterssonD000-100.03322—14:20
63M. SassonC000-230.18000012:43
21N. HoglanderL000010.11100—12:18
54A. RätyC000030.194004111:58
42C. DouglasC000000.24200009:54
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
60N. Tolopilo(L)26224.8462.52-1.4856:18

Season series

LAK leads 3-1

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