Los Angeles Kings
LAK · 10-3-3
5–1
FinalW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 8-7-1
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LAK
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STL
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goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Kings lead the season series 1–0
LAK 10-3-3 · STL 8-7-1 · First meeting this season — the Kings lead the season series 1–0
Kings beat the Blues
The Kings earned it: 3.7 expected goals to 3.0, and a 5–1 win to show for it. Cam Talbot stopped 2.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Kings created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 3.0, on 31 and 30 shots on goal.
LAK 3.7 xG · 31 shots
STL 3.0 xG · 30 shots
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3
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1st · the swing
1.8 · 0.9
2nd
1.2 · 1.3
3rd
0.8 · 0.8
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Quinton Byfield · 1st 02:25 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2
Blake Lizotte · 1st 02:44 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
3
Adrian Kempe · 1st 13:37 · 3–0 · backhand shot, a great chance (42%)
4
Pierre-Luc Dubois · 1st 15:20 · 4–0 · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
5
Kevin Fiala · 2nd 19:36 · 5–0 · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
6
Jake Neighbours · 3rd 16:06 · 5–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Kings win 60.
LAK 60%STL 40%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Quinton Byfield · 1st 02:25 · PP · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2
Blake Lizotte · 1st 02:44 · GWG · 2–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
3
Adrian Kempe · 1st 13:37 · SH · 3–0
Backhand shot, a great chance (42%)
4
Pierre-Luc Dubois · 1st 15:20 · 4–0
Snap shot, a good chance (12%)
5
Kevin Fiala · 2nd 19:36 · 5–0
Snap shot, a good chance (16%)
6
Jake Neighbours · 3rd 16:06 · 5–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
29/30 saves · 1 GA · 3.0 xGA
Stopped 2.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
26/31 saves · 5 GA · 3.7 xGA
Allowed 1.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.