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Game Recap
LAK3
Final/OTSat, Jan 31, 2026Every game that night
PHI2

LAK beat PHI 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.87 expected goals to 2.58. A. Kempe led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). B. Brink had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. D. Kuemper stopped 19 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK20013
PHI01102
  1. 1st 3:10LAKA. Kempe0.03 xG
  2. 1st 7:08LAKA. Kempe0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 0:39PHIT. ZegrasPP0.14 xG
  4. 3rd 0:25PHIT. Konecny0.05 xG
  5. OT 2:48LAKQ. Byfield0.11 xG

Team Stats

LAKPHI
21Shots on goal21
1.87Expected goals2.58
57Shot attempts49
175v5 shots on goal19
0/2Power play1/2
25Hits29
11Blocked shots16
4Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways18
2Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 1.87 xGPHI 2.58 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 3:10LAK goal, 7:08PHI goal, 0:39PHI goal, 0:25LAK goal, 2:48

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

LAK21 on goal, 3 scored
PHI19 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KempeRW213310+3018:362:26
C. PerryRW022220+2017:342:25
Q. ByfieldRW101210+1018:481:19
A. LaferriereRW011220+2018:351:24
J. ArmiaRW000220-1016:240:14
K. FialaLW0000300016:222:20
A. KopitarC000100-1016:131:46
T. MooreLW000130-1015:320:14
T. WardRW0000100013:031:21
A. KuzmenkoLW0001000012:092:14
J. MalottLW0000320011:200:00
S. HeleniusC0003620011:070:01
D. DoughtyD011200+1223:251:34
B. ClarkeD0001010023:042:37
J. EdmundsonD0000130020:330:03
M. AndersonD0000000018:250:02
C. CeciD000102+1217:210:00
B. DumoulinD000001+1016:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper21192.90562:48Win
A. Forsberg000–0:00

PHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. KonecnyRW1123500023:592:36
T. ZegrasC101220-2018:442:39
B. BrinkRW011400-1015:412:41
N. GrebenkinRW0110210013:070:00
C. DvorakC0000010023:122:37
S. CouturierC0002010216:290:00
O. TippettRW000220-1016:040:51
N. CatesLW0000310015:210:50
D. BarkeyC000011-1013:170:46
M. MichkovRW0002000010:210:48
N. DeslauriersLW000042009:270:00
G. HathawayRW000131009:020:00
R. RistolainenD0110200022:230:00
T. SanheimD0001030024:560:00
J. DrysdaleD000011-2024:162:51
C. YorkD000202-1022:500:36
N. SeelerD0002310013:460:00
N. JuulsenD0000110011:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Vladar21183.85762:48OT loss
A. Kolosov000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

LAK

Line 1C. Perry15:09A. Kempe14:53A. Laferriere14:32
Line 2J. Armia13:55T. Moore13:49A. Kopitar13:39
Line 3K. Fiala13:06Q. Byfield14:23T. Ward11:42
Pair 1B. Clarke19:17J. Edmundson17:54
Pair 2D. Doughty19:22M. Anderson17:15
Pair 3C. Ceci15:54B. Dumoulin15:34

PHI

Line 1T. Konecny18:38C. Dvorak17:16N. Grebenkin13:07
Line 2T. Zegras14:43B. Brink12:57M. Michkov9:33
Line 3O. Tippett12:39N. Cates12:13D. Barkey12:31
Pair 1J. Drysdale20:06C. York19:39
Pair 2R. Ristolainen21:00T. Sanheim20:55
Pair 3N. Seeler12:15N. Juulsen11:27

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreLAK 3.1, PHI 2.9LAK 3, PHI 2
Total goals6.05
Shots on goalLAK 25.2, PHI 26.9LAK 21, PHI 21
Win chanceLAK 53%LAK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
PHI O. Tippett2.620.60025%0
LAK K. Fiala2.500.85032%0
LAK A. Kempe2.530.91334%2
LAK A. Laferriere2.520.61123%0
PHI T. Konecny2.230.84227%1
PHI M. Michkov2.120.58021%0
PHI C. Dvorak2.000.64021%0
PHI T. Zegras2.020.68123%1
LAK B. Clarke1.910.55011%0
LAK Q. Byfield1.820.65122%1
LAK T. Moore1.810.51021%0
LAK C. Perry1.720.60225%0
PHI S. Couturier1.720.44013%0
PHI N. Cates1.400.44016%0
PHI B. Brink1.440.47117%0
LAK D. Doughty1.420.49112%0
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.310.63025%0
PHI C. York1.320.3707%0
PHI R. Ristolainen1.300.2213%0
LAK J. Armia1.320.42018%0
PHI D. Barkey1.200.43013%0
PHI J. Drysdale1.200.3707%0
PHI T. Sanheim1.210.3307%0
PHI N. Seeler1.220.1803%0
LAK T. Ward1.100.38015%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.110.69020%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.100.2304%0
LAK M. Anderson0.900.2405%0
LAK J. Malott0.900.1908%0
LAK C. Ceci0.810.2204%0
PHI N. Grebenkin0.800.29111%0
PHI N. Deslauriers0.800.1006%0
PHI G. Hathaway0.810.19010%0
LAK B. Dumoulin0.700.2104%0
LAK S. Helenius0.630.2009%0
PHI N. Juulsen0.600.1302%0

Shots on goal: 26 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.