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Game Recap
LAK5
FinalMon, Apr 14, 2025Every game that night
EDM0

LAK beat EDM 5-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.36 expected goals to 1.68. LAK outshot EDM 36 to 21. A. Kempe led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). K. Fiala had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.8. D. Kuemper stopped 16 of 16.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
LAK3115
EDM0000
  1. 1st 2:55LAKW. Foegele0.30 xG
  2. 1st 9:26LAKQ. ByfieldPP0.06 xG
  3. 1st 18:45LAKV. Gavrikov0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 7:43LAKK. FialaPP0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 8:13LAKA. Kempe0.12 xG

Team Stats

LAKEDM
36Shots on goal21
4.36Expected goals1.68
71Shot attempts43
225v5 shots on goal12
2/8Power play0/6
25Hits35
10Blocked shots15
12Penalty minutes53
15Giveaways11
2Takeaways0

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 4.36 xGEDM 1.68 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdLAK goal, 2:55LAK goal, 9:26LAK goal, 18:45LAK goal, 7:43LAK goal, 8:13

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

LAK36 on goal, 5 scored
EDM20 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KempeRW123630+1019:458:03
K. FialaLW1128100019:328:42
A. KopitarC022100+1019:178:29
T. MooreLW022130+2019:132:34
W. FoegeleLW112311+2417:162:29
P. DanaultC011032+2217:462:45
Q. ByfieldRW1014100214:376:24
A. KuzmenkoLW000100+1018:248:41
A. LaferriereRW000430+1016:253:03
J. MalottLW0002400010:170:00
A. TurcotteC000010009:181:44
S. HeleniusC000010005:340:00
M. AndersonD011021+1020:160:03
V. GavrikovD101101+1219:470:02
D. DoughtyD000202+2021:183:07
B. ClarkeD0001110214:210:04
J. SpenceD000112+1013:030:00
J. MoverareD0001000011:510:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper161601.00048:13Win
D. Rittich5501.00011:47

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. Nugent-HopkinsC000210-1019:215:23
V. ArvidssonLW0005100218:095:32
K. KapanenRW000110-1017:193:47
C. BrownRW0001000216:484:03
A. HenriqueC0001130016:084:24
M. JanmarkC000160-1016:080:00
Q. HutsonRW000100-1014:270:17
J. SkinnerLW000120-1214:244:14
M. JonesLW000060-2212:170:00
V. PodkolzinRW000031-11412:040:00
C. PerryRW00001001211:584:59
B. KulakD0002010025:253:28
E. BouchardD000301-2223:245:41
T. EmbersonD0000420020:170:23
C. DineenD000001-2016:230:12
D. NurseD000242-11516:043:37
J. BrownD000154-2213:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Pickard36315.86159:50Loss
S. Skinner000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamCorey Perry LAK Faces EDM, his team until Jun 20250 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 3.1, EDM 3.1LAK 5, EDM 0
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalLAK 26.9, EDM 29.2LAK 36, EDM 21
Win chanceEDM 51%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK K. Fiala2.880.78230%1
EDM E. Bouchard2.730.75014%0
LAK A. Kempe2.660.76331%1
EDM V. Arvidsson2.550.53022%0
LAK W. Foegele2.430.50221%1
EDM D. Nurse2.320.3809%0
LAK T. Moore2.210.50221%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.240.41017%0
EDM J. Skinner2.110.49023%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.020.67022%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.040.68121%1
EDM C. Brown1.710.36013%0
EDM B. Kulak1.720.2806%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.610.72027%0
LAK B. Clarke1.510.3607%0
LAK P. Danault1.500.49116%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.400.27012%0
EDM C. Perry1.400.35018%0
EDM A. Henrique1.310.41020%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.310.74223%0
EDM C. Dineen1.300.1502%0
LAK D. Doughty1.320.49012%0
LAK V. Gavrikov1.210.2816%1
EDM K. Kapanen1.110.25010%0
LAK M. Anderson1.100.2716%0
LAK J. Spence1.010.3105%0
LAK J. Malott1.020.1208%0
EDM M. Jones0.900.1607%0
LAK A. Turcotte0.900.2308%0
EDM M. Janmark0.810.2409%0
EDM T. Emberson0.800.1602%0
EDM J. Brown0.710.1003%0
LAK J. Moverare0.510.1103%0
LAK S. Helenius0.500.1206%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 34 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.