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Game Recap
LAK4
Final/OTFri, Feb 18, 2022Every game that night
VGK3

LAK beat VGK 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.33 expected goals to 2.08. A. Kempe led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Quick stopped 21 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
LAK12014
VGK21003
  1. 1st 8:11VGKM. PaciorettyPP0.16 xG
  2. 1st 15:06VGKR. Smith0.06 xG
  3. 1st 15:34LAKA. Athanasiou0.09 xG
  4. 2nd 0:30LAKA. KempePP0.04 xG
  5. 2nd 6:33VGKM. Pacioretty0.04 xG
  6. 2nd 17:17LAKP. Danault0.19 xG
  7. OT 2:18LAKA. Kempe0.21 xG

Team Stats

LAKVGK
31Shots on goal24
3.33Expected goals2.08
74Shot attempts49
255v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play1/3
27Hits25
13Blocked shots21
6Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways9
2Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 3.33 xGVGK 2.08 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 8:11VGK goal, 15:06LAK goal, 15:34LAK goal, 0:30VGK goal, 6:33LAK goal, 17:17LAK goal, 2:18

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

LAK31 on goal, 4 scored
VGK23 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KopitarC022200+1020:402:39
A. KempeRW202520+1018:462:39
P. DanaultC1011000017:591:36
V. ArvidssonLW0115120217:482:39
A. AthanasiouC1013000014:210:15
T. MooreLW000110+1018:131:36
A. IafalloLW0001100017:382:39
D. BrownRW000220+1013:271:36
Q. ByfieldRW000110+1212:580:00
A. KaliyevRW000310-1011:221:36
B. LizotteC000201-1010:240:15
B. LemieuxLW000132-1010:110:15
D. DoughtyD0112440226:052:54
M. RoyD011142+2020:380:15
S. DurziD011010-1015:401:36
M. AndersonD0000420024:100:00
O. MaattaD000020+2017:390:00
T. BjornfotD000100-2013:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Quick24213.87562:18Win
C. Petersen000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. PaciorettyLW2022000016:273:47
J. MarchessaultRW0223000016:191:42
R. SmithRW101111+1018:411:40
W. KarlssonC0111110017:561:26
J. EichelC0111110016:203:42
N. RoyC0001200016:453:36
C. StephensonC0003110415:381:31
E. DadonovLW0001000014:253:41
K. KolesarRW000032-1014:110:00
B. HowdenC000050-1013:140:00
M. JanmarkC0000030013:130:00
W. CarrierLW000220-1011:540:00
B. HuttonD011202+1013:400:00
S. TheodoreD000311-2025:233:54
A. PietrangeloD000202-1025:041:24
B. McNabbD0002230024:330:05
N. HagueD000022-1217:170:00
D. CoghlanD000042+2011:240:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Brossoit31274.87162:18OT loss
L. Thompson000–0:00