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Game Recap
LAK6
WPG5
LAK beat WPG 6-5 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.66 expected goals to 3.44. A. Kopitar scored 4 for LAK. P. Copley stopped 26 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| WPG | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- 1st 15:52WPGJ. Morrissey0.48 xG
- 1st 17:35WPGJ. Morrissey0.07 xG
- 2nd 0:26LAKA. KopitarPP0.08 xG
- 2nd 6:08WPGK. Connor0.01 xG
- 2nd 9:14LAKA. Kopitar0.08 xG
- 2nd 10:43LAKA. Kopitar0.06 xG
- 2nd 12:00WPGK. Stenlund0.07 xG
- 2nd 18:26WPGK. StenlundSH0.21 xG
- 3rd 1:26LAKA. Kopitar0.14 xG
- 3rd 15:54LAKG. Vilardi0.14 xG
Team Stats
LAKWPG
37Shots on goal31
3.66Expected goals3.44
69Shot attempts66
255v5 shots on goal23
1/4Power play0/3
25Hits33
23Blocked shots20
8Penalty minutes10
7Giveaways8
4Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 3.66 xGWPG 3.44 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 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:38 | 2:35 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:23 | 3:08 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:48 | 1:21 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:30 | 0:00 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:12 | 2:28 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 2:32 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:40 | 0:00 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 21:46 | 3:16 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 19:45 | 3:15 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 16:48 | 1:27 |
| R. Kupari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:58 | 3:03 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 28:21 | 2:51 |
| S. Durzi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:51 | 2:13 |
| A. Edler | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24:32 | 0:11 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:45 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 25:44 | 3:59 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:31 | 0:00 |
| K. Connor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:15 | 4:06 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:04 | 3:51 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:46 | 2:09 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:13 | 3:51 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:48 | 2:00 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:07 |
| K. Kuhlman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:01 |
| S. Gagner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:07 | 2:02 |
| S. Maenalanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:52 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 25:59 | 4:12 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 0 | 19:46 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:15 | 1:48 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 18:04 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 1:47 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:07 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 37 | 32 | 5 | .865 | 63:57 | OT loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.