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Game Recap
LAK4
Final/SOFri, Nov 28, 2025Every game that night
ANA5

ANA beat LAK 5-4 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.66 expected goals to 2.42. L. Carlsson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Edmundson had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. V. Husso stopped 23 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
LAK11204
ANA02215
  1. 1st 17:48LAKA. Laferriere0.08 xG
  2. 2nd 9:00ANAC. KreiderPP0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 10:03LAKK. Fiala0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 11:02ANAO. Zellweger0.10 xG
  5. 3rd 3:23LAKA. Turcotte0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 6:53LAKJ. Edmundson0.02 xG
  7. 3rd 10:42ANAP. Mintyukov0.18 xG
  8. 3rd 18:29ANAL. Carlsson0.17 xG

Team Stats

LAKANA
27Shots on goal31
2.42Expected goals3.66
59Shot attempts75
235v5 shots on goal25
0/1Power play1/2
14Hits18
24Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes2
13Giveaways19
3Takeaways11

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 2.42 xGANA 3.66 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 17:48ANA goal, 9:00LAK goal, 10:03ANA goal, 11:02LAK goal, 3:23LAK goal, 6:53ANA goal, 10:42ANA goal, 18:29

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

LAK26 on goal, 4 scored
ANA30 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. MooreLW022101+1017:470:36
K. FialaLW1013210021:501:10
Q. ByfieldRW0110020020:351:10
A. LaferriereRW1013310018:500:46
A. TurcotteC101302+1213:270:00
A. KempeRW0002110020:401:10
A. KopitarC0001000020:331:14
C. PerryRW000200+2014:180:46
J. ArmiaRW000012-1013:180:04
A. KuzmenkoLW000011-1010:451:10
P. DanaultC0001010010:270:46
J. MalottLW000230+109:150:00
B. DumoulinD022103+2025:020:00
B. ClarkeD022202+1221:230:46
M. AndersonD0111010020:550:04
J. EdmundsonD1014210020:530:18
C. CeciD0001150019:410:00
J. MoverareD000000-1013:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper31274.87164:55OT loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. CarlssonC123200+1024:062:10
M. McTavishC022202+1014:590:00
T. TerryRW0114010022:472:10
C. KreiderLW101101+2018:282:10
B. SenneckeRW0113010016:290:00
A. KillornLW011211+1015:340:00
C. GauthierLW0003000020:412:07
R. PoehlingC0001120014:230:00
N. NesterenkoC0001100014:030:00
R. StromeC000110-2010:530:00
F. VatranoRW000150-209:570:00
R. JohnstonLW000131-209:220:00
J. LaCombeD0111110029:172:10
P. MintyukovD1012010017:180:00
O. ZellwegerD101211-1016:570:00
J. TroubaD000211-1020:110:03
R. GudasD000224-1220:030:00
D. HellesonD0000140018:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso27234.85264:11Win
P. Mrazek000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1K. Fiala18:17A. Kempe17:45Q. Byfield16:27
Line 2T. Moore15:43A. Kopitar15:57A. Laferriere13:43
Line 3C. Perry13:32A. Turcotte12:49J. Malott9:15
Pair 1J. Edmundson18:48M. Anderson18:19
Pair 2B. Dumoulin22:50B. Clarke18:16
Pair 3C. Ceci18:25J. Moverare13:16

ANA

Line 1T. Terry17:03L. Carlsson17:24C. Kreider14:50
Pair 1R. Gudas19:58J. LaCombe21:45
Pair 2P. Mintyukov17:05D. Helleson18:06
Pair 3O. Zellweger16:06J. Trouba16:56

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownTrevor Moore LAK Plays near home (born in Thousand Oaks)2 A, 1 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 3.2, ANA 2.9LAK 4, ANA 5
Total goals6.19
Shots on goalLAK 30.3, ANA 28.1LAK 27, ANA 31
Win chanceLAK 55%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA C. Gauthier3.330.83029%0
LAK K. Fiala3.330.91134%1
LAK A. Kempe3.220.98036%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.500.79125%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.530.54121%1
ANA T. Terry2.440.80127%0
ANA L. Carlsson2.220.82327%1
LAK B. Clarke2.220.52210%0
ANA C. Kreider2.210.65133%1
LAK T. Moore2.210.53222%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.820.3018%1
ANA M. McTavish1.820.55220%0
ANA F. Vatrano1.810.35018%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.810.52111%0
ANA B. Sennecke1.730.64121%0
LAK C. Perry1.620.50022%0
LAK P. Danault1.610.55017%0
ANA A. Killorn1.620.47120%0
ANA J. Trouba1.520.3006%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.500.60024%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.410.80024%0
ANA R. Strome1.310.41013%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.240.2715%1
LAK J. Armia1.200.36015%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.110.26011%0
ANA R. Poehling1.010.36014%0
ANA D. Helleson1.000.2506%0
LAK C. Ceci1.010.2504%0
ANA R. Gudas1.020.1703%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.910.2524%0
LAK M. Anderson0.910.2615%0
LAK J. Malott0.920.1208%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.820.2214%1
LAK A. Turcotte0.830.2017%1
LAK J. Moverare0.600.1102%0
ANA R. Johnston0.410.1204%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.