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Game Recap
LAK0
EDM1
EDM beat LAK 1-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.34 expected goals to 2.10. A. Kempe had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. S. Skinner stopped 30 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EDM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2nd 18:37EDMC. McDavid0.17 xG
Team Stats
LAKEDM
30Shots on goal30
2.10Expected goals3.34
57Shot attempts58
255v5 shots on goal26
0/1Power play0/2
8Hits15
14Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways7
4Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 2.10 xGEDM 3.34 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:25 | 1:02 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 1:42 |
| A. Kopitar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:37 | 0:53 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 | 0:53 |
| W. Foegele | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 0:00 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 0:47 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:18 |
| A. Turcotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:58 |
| T. Lewis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 0:14 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| A. Laferriere | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:52 | 0:53 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:19 | 0:23 |
| V. Gavrikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 26:04 | 0:20 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:57 | 0:00 |
| J. Spence | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:44 |
| B. Clarke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14:31 | 0:53 |
| J. Moverare | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:49 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 57:51 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
EDM Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Draisaitl | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:36 | 2:51 |
| C. McDavid | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:18 | 2:50 |
| Z. Hyman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | 2:51 |
| R. Nugent-Hopkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 | 2:50 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 1:10 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 1:08 |
| C. Brown | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 1:08 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:22 | 0:00 |
| D. Nurse | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:41 | 1:12 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:38 | 0:56 |
| E. Bouchard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:23 | 3:04 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:16 | 0:00 |
| T. Emberson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 0:00 |
| T. Stecher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:23 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Skinner | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Pickard | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | LAK 2.7, EDM 3.2 | LAK 0, EDM 1 |
| Total goals | 5.9 | 1 |
| Shots on goal | LAK 25.1, EDM 29.4 | LAK 30, EDM 30 |
| Win chance | EDM 59% | EDM won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM C. McDavid | 2.9 | 5 | 1.50 | 1 | 37% | 1 |
| LAK A. Kempe | 2.9 | 6 | 0.89 | 0 | 35% | 0 |
| EDM L. Draisaitl | 2.8 | 5 | 1.29 | 1 | 42% | 0 |
| EDM Z. Hyman | 2.7 | 0 | 0.73 | 0 | 35% | 0 |
| LAK K. Fiala | 2.7 | 4 | 0.77 | 0 | 29% | 0 |
| EDM E. Bouchard | 2.4 | 0 | 0.76 | 0 | 14% | 0 |
| EDM V. Arvidsson | 2.3 | 3 | 0.57 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| LAK A. Laferriere | 2.1 | 1 | 0.47 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| EDM D. Nurse | 2.1 | 3 | 0.36 | 1 | 9% | 0 |
| LAK W. Foegele | 2.1 | 5 | 0.48 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| LAK T. Moore | 2.0 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| LAK Q. Byfield | 2.0 | 2 | 0.58 | 0 | 19% | 0 |
| EDM M. Ekholm | 1.9 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins | 1.8 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 22% | 0 |
| LAK P. Danault | 1.6 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| LAK B. Clarke | 1.5 | 1 | 0.38 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| LAK A. Kopitar | 1.4 | 2 | 0.77 | 0 | 23% | 0 |
| EDM V. Podkolzin | 1.4 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| EDM B. Kulak | 1.4 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| EDM A. Henrique | 1.2 | 2 | 0.39 | 0 | 19% | 0 |
| LAK A. Turcotte | 1.2 | 1 | 0.35 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| LAK M. Anderson | 1.2 | 1 | 0.27 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| LAK V. Gavrikov | 1.2 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| EDM C. Brown | 1.1 | 1 | 0.32 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| LAK J. Spence | 1.0 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| LAK J. Edmundson | 1.0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| LAK T. Lewis | 1.0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| EDM C. Perry | 1.0 | 1 | 0.30 | 0 | 14% | 0 |
| EDM K. Kapanen | 0.9 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| LAK T. Jeannot | 0.8 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| EDM T. Stecher | 0.8 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| EDM M. Janmark | 0.8 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| EDM T. Emberson | 0.7 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 2% | 0 |
| EDM J. Brown | 0.7 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| LAK J. Moverare | 0.6 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| LAK K. Burroughs | 0.2 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 1% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 25 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more 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.