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Game Recap
LAK5
FinalThu, Mar 9, 2023Every game that night
COL2

LAK beat COL 5-2, with the chances close: 3.06 expected goals to 2.60. A. Kopitar led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). J. Korpisalo stopped 28 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
LAK2035
COL0112
  1. 1st 8:37LAKA. Kempe0.16 xG
  2. 1st 17:10LAKG. Vilardi0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 14:59COLE. Rodrigues0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 0:24LAKA. Kempe0.26 xG
  5. 3rd 4:24COLN. MacKinnonPP0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 4:39LAKP. Danault0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 17:25LAKP. DanaultEN0.23 xG

Team Stats

LAKCOL
31Shots on goal30
3.06Expected goals2.60
40Shot attempts58
265v5 shots on goal28
0/4Power play1/3
24Hits19
14Blocked shots6
6Penalty minutes8
6Giveaways12
7Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 3.06 xGCOL 2.60 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdLAK goal, 8:37LAK goal, 17:10COL goal, 14:59LAK goal, 0:24COL goal, 4:24LAK goal, 4:39LAK goal, 17:25

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

LAK30 on goal, 5 scored
COL30 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KopitarC033001+3021:473:37
A. KempeRW202431+2218:273:20
P. DanaultC202310+1216:454:30
Q. ByfieldRW011100+3018:014:04
G. VilardiC101101+1016:544:23
T. MooreLW011201+1013:310:58
K. FialaLW011110+109:572:06
A. IafalloLW0002100017:473:16
V. ArvidssonLW000802+1017:354:32
B. LizotteC0002200014:440:10
R. KupariC000120008:380:10
Z. MacEwenRW000120007:230:00
V. GavrikovD011112+2022:260:38
M. RoyD011154+2019:110:00
J. SpenceD011010+1013:234:35
D. DoughtyD000130+1024:593:39
M. AndersonD000122+1023:370:02
S. WalkerD000100029:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo30282.93360:00Win
P. Copley000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC101810-4020:283:48
M. RantanenRW011110-1019:114:04
E. RodriguesC101510+1013:210:06
A. NewhookC011010+1211:571:41
J. CompherLW000210-1019:543:55
V. NichushkinRW000230-3017:511:14
A. LehkonenLW000031-4217:063:28
L. EllerC000100-1013:400:00
L. O'ConnorRW000100-1012:010:00
M. NietoLW0001000011:280:00
A. CoglianoC000011-1210:450:00
D. MalginC000220009:170:00
C. MakarD011202-3025:553:07
S. GirardD0111010022:081:21
D. ToewsD000101-2022:272:02
B. ByramD000140-2021:580:59
J. JohnsonD0001100015:370:00
B. HuntD000100028:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Georgiev30264.86758:43Loss
J. Johansson000–0:00