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Game Recap
VGK2
LAK6
LAK beat VGK 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.87 expected goals to 1.82. LAK outshot VGK 47 to 25. A. Kopitar scored three for LAK. C. Petersen stopped 23 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LAK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
- 1st 9:00VGKS. Theodore0.00 xG
- 1st 13:15LAKD. Brown0.03 xG
- 1st 19:17LAKA. KopitarPP0.04 xG
- 2nd 3:05LAKP. Danault0.08 xG
- 2nd 10:13LAKA. Kopitar0.14 xG
- 3rd 1:47LAKD. DoughtyPP0.07 xG
- 3rd 15:06LAKA. Kopitar0.20 xG
- 3rd 15:43VGKC. Stephenson0.16 xG
Team Stats
VGKLAK
25Shots on goal47
1.82Expected goals3.87
44Shot attempts81
245v5 shots on goal43
0/1Power play2/2
41Hits22
22Blocked shots12
9Penalty minutes7
4Giveaways3
2Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 1.82 xGLAK 3.87 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
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:42 | 0:00 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | 0:41 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:32 | 1:07 |
| N. Patrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:27 | 1:07 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 1:07 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:47 | 0:00 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:53 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:53 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:28 | 0:53 |
| J. Leschyshyn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:52 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:38 | 0:53 |
| S. Theodore | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:26 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 22:40 | 2:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lehner | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 40:00 | Loss |
| L. Brossoit | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 20:00 |
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:12 | 0:56 |
| D. Brown | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:10 | 0:56 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:20 |
| V. Tkachev | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:56 |
| P. Danault | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:31 | 0:00 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:50 | 0:56 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:20 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:20 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:20 |
| B. Lemieux | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:14 | 0:00 |
| D. Doughty | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 23:49 | 0:56 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:54 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 0:20 |
| A. Edler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0:00 |
| T. Bjornfot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 0:00 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Petersen | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 59:43 | Win |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |