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2023-03-06 · Crypto.com Arena

2 – 4Final

LAK beat WSH 4–2. LAK also won the expected-goals battle 4.3 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Mikey Anderson scored at 7:52 of the third, moving LAK’s win probability from 52% to 81%. Darcy Kuemper saved 1.2 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 41
Expected goals
2.2 – 4.3
xG share
LAK 66%
Home-ice start
LAK 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.

WSH goalLAK goal

Expected goals

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

WSHLAK

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.

WSH
58:00 TOI
GSAx +1.22
+1.22
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 18:22 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing +0.77
+1.06
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 21:21 TOI
On-ice +0.33 · Finishing +0.71 · Playmaking −0.06
+1.00

Rough nights

WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
0 G, 0 A · 19:06 TOI
On-ice −0.33 · Finishing −0.28 · Faceoffs −0.05
−0.64
WSH
0 G, 1 A · 17:10 TOI
On-ice −0.25 · Finishing −0.32 · Faceoffs +0.05
−0.53
WSH
Craig Smith
0 G, 0 A · 10:21 TOI
On-ice −0.30 · Penalties −0.19
−0.48

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWSH–LAKWin prob.
P2 11:39 WSHRasmus Sandin
from Sonny Milano, Dylan Strome
1–047% → 69%
P2 13:18 LAKVladislav Gavrikov
from Kevin Fiala, Viktor Arvidsson
1–130% → 53%
P2 19:27 LAKPhillip Danault
from Viktor Arvidsson, Matt Roy
1–252% → 77%
P3 2:31 WSHAlex OvechkinPP
from Rasmus Sandin, Nicklas Backstrom
2–228% → 49%
P3 7:52 LAKMikey Anderson
from Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe
2–352% → 81%
P3 19:58 LAKAdrian KempeEN
from Alex Iafallo
2–498% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Rasmus Sandin D25:0611+0.60−0.20+0.82−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Alex Ovechkin L17:471+0.35−0.23+0.57+0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00
Trevor van Riemsdyk D25:33+0.12−0.02−0.09+0.01+0.03+0.19+0.00
Nic Dowd C12:34−0.01−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.04
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R10:54−0.03−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Conor Sheary L13:13−0.07−0.04−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R13:42−0.15−0.10−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicklas Backstrom C15:431−0.18−0.17−0.00−0.00+0.02+0.00−0.03
T.J. Oshie R17:44−0.21−0.21−0.00−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tom Wilson R18:27−0.26−0.22−0.21+0.00−0.01+0.19−0.02
Gabriel Carlsson D11:35−0.26−0.26+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vincent Iorio D15:57−0.28−0.24−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Irwin D14:27−0.29−0.29−0.01−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alexander Alexeyev D20:39−0.32−0.28−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sonny Milano L12:021−0.35−0.14−0.03+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Craig Smith C10:21−0.48−0.30−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Dylan Strome C17:101−0.53−0.25−0.32+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.05
Evgeny Kuznetsov C19:06−0.64−0.33−0.28+0.03−0.02+0.00−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G58:00+1.22

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mikey Anderson D18:221+1.06+0.28+0.77−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D21:211+1.00+0.33+0.71−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Phillip Danault C18:421+0.74+0.23+0.28−0.02−0.00+0.19+0.05
Anze Kopitar C20:36+0.23+0.23−0.09+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.05
Blake Lizotte C13:56+0.22+0.18−0.23−0.02+0.00+0.38−0.08
Alexander Edler D15:03+0.21+0.19+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adrian Kempe R20:1211+0.11+0.24−0.14+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L15:391+0.06+0.27−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R14:121+0.04+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew Doughty D28:07+0.02+0.18−0.35−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Sean Durzi D12:36+0.01+0.19+0.01+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Rasmus Kupari C8:51−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Zack MacEwen C5:52−0.06−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Carl Grundstrom R5:47−0.19−0.02−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Roy D19:001−0.22+0.26−0.31+0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Kevin Fiala L18:461−0.35+0.37−0.53+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C16:03−0.37+0.20−0.57−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Viktor Arvidsson L17:092−0.42+0.28−0.54+0.02−0.00−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pheonix Copley G60:00−0.41

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.