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Game Recap
LAK2
NJD1
LAK beat NJD 2-1, with the chances close: 2.96 expected goals to 2.85. D. Rittich stopped 26 of 27.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NJD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2nd 8:07LAKA. KopitarSH0.11 xG
- 2nd 12:58NJDT. ToffoliPP0.32 xG
- 3rd 14:23LAKQ. ByfieldPP0.07 xG
Team Stats
LAKNJD
29Shots on goal27
2.96Expected goals2.85
69Shot attempts54
215v5 shots on goal14
1/4Power play1/5
22Hits20
13Blocked shots21
12Penalty minutes10
3Giveaways6
4Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 2.96 xGNJD 2.85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:36 | 3:55 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:16 | 2:42 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:03 | 3:41 |
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:10 | 2:35 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 2:37 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 2:36 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:10 | 3:49 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:43 | 3:36 |
| A. Laferriere | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 | 0:09 |
| T. Lewis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 |
| J. Anderson-Dolan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0:00 |
| A. Turcotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:38 | 0:00 |
| B. Clarke | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:11 | 2:28 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:59 | 3:53 |
| V. Gavrikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 | 0:19 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:01 | 0:09 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:25 | 0:01 |
| A. Englund | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Rittich | 27 | 26 | 1 | .963 | 59:14 | Win |
| C. Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 | 6:17 |
| J. Hughes | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:21 | 6:24 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:13 | 6:18 |
| N. Hischier | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:05 | 6:13 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:33 | 1:40 |
| T. Meier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | 1:21 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 1:39 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 13:34 | 0:08 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:06 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 0:02 |
| A. Holtz | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:04 | 1:49 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:00 |
| L. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:27 | 6:43 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:05 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:04 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 0:00 |
| S. Nemec | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:29 | 2:06 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.