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Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken

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Los Angeles Kings
▸5
Seattle Kraken
3
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Recap

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The Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Frederick Gaudreau's goal at 8:08 of the third period, which took the Kraken's chances from 6% to 22%. Expected goals favored the Kings, 5.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were LAK 30, SEA 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Anton Forsberg stopped 30 of 33 (.909); Nikke Kokko stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Quinton Byfield (2 G), 2. Trevor Moore (1 G, 1 A), 3. Matty Beniers (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield2 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    T. Moore1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    M. Beniers2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
LAKLAK2911229530
SEASEA08014311333

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    Q. Byfield(21)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:43
  2. LAK
    Q. Byfield(22)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.19win prob +9 ptsVideo
    2-0
    13:19

2nd period

  1. LAK
    T. Moore(13)
    A. Laferriere (21)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-0
    7:13

3rd period

  1. SEA
    A. Larsson(7)
    M. Beniers (29), J. Schwartz (15)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-1
    1:53
  2. SEA
    F. Gaudreau(7)
    K. Kakko (27)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-2
    8:08
  3. LAK
    A. Kempe(35)
    A. Kopitar (25), T. Moore (17)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +14 ptsVideo
    4-2
    12:29
  4. SEA
    B. McMann(29)
    M. Beniers (30), C. Stephenson (33)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-3
    17:33
  5. LAK
    A. Laferriere(20)EN
    J. Edmundson (21)
    backhandxG 0.81win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-3
    19:58

Penalties

LAK 7 PIM·SEA 11 PIM

1st

  • 9:58SEAJacob Melanson · Roughingdrawn by Samuel Helenius2 min
  • 9:58LAKSamuel Helenius · Roughingdrawn by Jacob Melanson2 min
  • 12:03LAKSamuel Helenius · Fightingdrawn by Jacob Melanson5 min
  • 12:03SEAJacob Melanson · Fightingdrawn by Samuel Helenius5 min
  • 18:52SEAEeli Tolvanen · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min

3rd

  • 18:23SEAVince Dunn · Trippingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Frederick Gaudreau, 3rd 8:08 — SEA 6% → 22%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.25B. Catton · Missed · xG 0.22B. McMann · Goal · xG 0.19E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.17E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.12K. Kakko · Missed · xG 0.11V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.10B. McMann · Missed · xG 0.09F. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.08R. Winterton · On goal · xG 0.08J. Melanson · On goal · xG 0.07R. Winterton · Missed · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.05A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.05E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.05B. Catton · Missed · xG 0.05J. Melanson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.04M. Beniers · Missed · xG 0.04V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.04B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.03C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.03E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.03E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.03B. McMann · On goal · xG 0.03B. McMann · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.03E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02B. McMann · On goal · xG 0.02R. Evans · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.02J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.02R. Winterton · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02R. Evans · Missed · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01B. McMann · On goal · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.01B. Catton · Missed · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.01B. McMann · Missed · xG 0.01J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.00B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.00R. Evans · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA3 G · 2.5 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

LAKvsSEA
5.04 G
All situations
3 G2.5
2.74 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
0.80 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 107 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
LAK64%36%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.35 – 2.52

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

LAKvsSEA
30
Shots on goal
33
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/2
Power play
0/0
7
Penalty minutes
11
16
Hits
20
18
Blocked shots
11
19
Giveaways
11
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Los Angeles Kings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8D. DoughtyD000+200.02000—22:31
44M. AndersonD000+200.00120—22:17
14A. LaferriereR112+351.50100—21:10
55Q. ByfieldR202+381.031005220:17
5C. CeciD000010.17110—19:45
11A. KopitarC011020.560005319:05
92B. ClarkeD000-110.06230—18:58
12T. MooreL112+310.10010—18:31
2B. DumoulinD000000.01020—18:25
9A. KempeR101050.67100—17:18
6J. EdmundsonD011-100.01030—16:39
10A. PanarinL000-100.00010—16:27
21S. LaughtonC000-220.152106316:19
40J. ArmiaR000-100.05210—13:44
53J. WrightR000-230.17210—13:00
17M. JosephR000000.00220—08:30
52T. WardR000010.02100—08:20
79S. HeleniusC000010.190077106:44
Los Angeles Kings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31A. Forsberg(W)33303.9092.54-0.4660:00

Season series

SEA leads 3-1

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