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2021-02-07 · T-Mobile Arena

3 – 4Final

VGK beat LAK 4–3. VGK lost the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 4.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Chandler Stephenson scored on the power play at 1:38 of the third, moving VGK’s win probability from 53% to 78%. Cal Petersen allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 33
Expected goals
4.7 – 2.7
xG share
LAK 63%
Home-ice start
VGK 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

LAK goalVGK goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

LAKVGK

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

VGK
2 G, 0 A · 15:47 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +1.62 · Faceoffs −0.05
+1.64
LAK
Anze Kopitar
1 G, 0 A · 18:33 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.74 · Penalties +0.18 · Faceoffs +0.07
+1.10
VGK
Robin Lehner
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.06
+1.06

Rough nights

LAK
Cal Petersen
58:28 TOI
GSAx −1.54
−1.54
LAK
Jeff Carter
0 G, 0 A · 19:57 TOI
On-ice +0.39 · Finishing −1.21
−0.82
VGK
0 G, 1 A · 21:07 TOI
On-ice −0.57 · Finishing −0.05
−0.62

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalLAK–VGKWin prob.
P1 0:36 LAKAnze Kopitar
from Alex Iafallo, Mikey Anderson
1–047% → 62%
P1 5:57 VGKReilly Smith
from Jonathan Marchessault, Shea Theodore
1–137% → 53%
P1 7:06 LAKAdrian Kempe
from Gabriel Vilardi, Kale Clague
2–147% → 63%
P1 7:32 VGKZach Whitecloud
from Cody Glass, Alex Tuch
2–237% → 53%
P1 11:37 VGKChandler Stephenson
from Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty
2–353% → 70%
P2 8:53 LAKJaret Anderson-Dolan
from Trevor Moore, Austin Wagner
3–327% → 47%
P3 1:38 VGKChandler StephensonPP
from Alex Tuch, Alec Martinez
3–453% → 78%

Every player

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LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Anze Kopitar C18:331+1.10+0.07+0.74+0.03+0.01+0.18+0.07
Gabriel Vilardi C14:411+0.64+0.44−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.18+0.07
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C11:301+0.55−0.10+0.68−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Kale Clague D20:551+0.43+0.47−0.00+0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Michael Amadio R17:06+0.33+0.41−0.08+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Adrian Kempe R16:191+0.30+0.05+0.27+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Kurtis MacDermid L14:28+0.06−0.08−0.00−0.01−0.02+0.18+0.00
Drew Doughty D27:22−0.00+0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Austin Strand D14:15−0.05−0.03+0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Trevor Moore L13:561−0.06−0.07−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Olli Maatta D15:57−0.08−0.09+0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Austin Wagner L13:031−0.08−0.02−0.24−0.01+0.00+0.18+0.00
Lias Andersson C11:21−0.12−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Mikey Anderson D18:141−0.21−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.02−0.18+0.00
Dustin Brown R17:43−0.23+0.08−0.31−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Carl Grundstrom R13:42−0.32+0.37−0.50−0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
Alex Iafallo L18:511−0.33+0.14−0.45−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeff Carter C19:57−0.82+0.39−1.21−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cal Petersen G58:28−1.54

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Chandler Stephenson C15:472+1.64+0.08+1.62−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.05
Zach Whitecloud D21:511+0.87−0.01+0.88−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R17:101+0.60−0.09+0.68+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Tuch R14:412+0.04+0.16−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Coghlan D13:44+0.00+0.07−0.05−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C13:071−0.01+0.01−0.12−0.02−0.00+0.18−0.06
Nicolas Hague D19:18−0.02+0.20−0.05+0.01−0.00−0.18+0.00
William Carrier L8:31−0.07+0.14−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Stone R16:521−0.14−0.02−0.15+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R11:18−0.20+0.16−0.16−0.02+0.00−0.18+0.00
Alec Martinez D25:191−0.25−0.09−0.20+0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C17:151−0.30−0.00−0.11+0.00−0.02−0.18+0.01
Nick Holden D15:25−0.30−0.29−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C17:47−0.35−0.22−0.11−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.02
Max Pacioretty L15:101−0.37−0.10−0.25+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C15:32−0.48−0.47−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tomas Nosek L14:20−0.55−0.37−0.00−0.02−0.00−0.18+0.03
Shea Theodore D21:071−0.62−0.57−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Robin Lehner G60:00+1.06

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.