NSH
3–4
LAK
Final / SO · L
Nashville Predators
NSH · 2-2-1
3–4
Final / SOL
Los Angeles Kings
LAK · 3-2-0
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT
NSH
1521803060332
LAK
01117215021435
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Predators trail the season series 0–1
NSH 2-2-1 · LAK 3-2-0 · First meeting this season — the Predators trail the season series 0–1
Predators fell to the Kings
The Predators let a 3–1 lead get away: the Kings came back with two unanswered goals — Roy's equalizer with 2:08 left — and won it in a shootout. Juuse Saros stopped 1.0 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.
Chances were close: 3.7 expected goals to 4.0, on 32 and 35 shots on goal.
NSH 3.7 xG · 32 shots
LAK 4.0 xG · 35 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
0.7 · 0.6
2nd
1.4 · 0.8
3rd · the swing
0.3 · 2.4
OT
1.2 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Cody Glass · 1st 01:32 · 1–0 · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
2
Gabriel Vilardi · 2nd 04:24 · 1–1 · deflected shot, a good chance (16%)
3
Filip Forsberg · 2nd 08:32 · 2–1 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
4
Tanner Jeannot · 2nd 19:29 · 3–1 · snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (11%)
5
Matt Roy · 3rd 13:00 · 3–2 · deflected shot, a good chance (17%)
6
Matt Roy · 3rd 17:52 · 3–3 · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Predators win 45.
NSH 45%LAK 55%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 0 penalties← Predators shoot this way
Kings shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Cody Glass · 1st 01:32 · EXTRA ATTACKER · 1–0
Snap shot, a good chance (16%)
2
Gabriel Vilardi · 2nd 04:24 · PP · 1–1
Deflected shot, a good chance (16%)
3
Filip Forsberg · 2nd 08:32 · 2–1
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
4
Tanner Jeannot · 2nd 19:29 · 3–1
Snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (11%)
5
Matt Roy · 3rd 13:00 · 3–2
Deflected shot, a good chance (17%)
6
Matt Roy · 3rd 17:52 · 3–3
Snap shot, a good chance (15%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Kings
Goaltending
32/35 saves · 3 GA · 4.0 xGA
Stopped 1.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
29/32 saves · 3 GA · 3.7 xGA
Stopped 0.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
