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St. Louis Blues vs. Los Angeles KingsMar 8, 2025

Final / OT· Crypto.com Arena
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STL
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LAK
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
STL00101STL749020
LAK10012LAK2911123
STL 52LAK 65
STL 1.67LAK 2.89
PP goals
STL 0LAK 0
Hits
STL 35LAK 36
Blocks
STL 23LAK 16
PIM
STL 4LAK 4
STL 48%LAK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Los Angeles Kings edge St. Louis Blues 2–1 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat St. Louis Blues 2–1 in overtime at home. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. New line
    New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 11:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KopitarKempeKuzmenko
  2. New line
    New look for LAK: Jeannot–Turcotte–Helenius skated 5:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.JeannotTurcotteHelenius
  3. Usage
    Jordan Spence (LAK) played 10:30, −6:22 down on his 16:52 season average over 78 games.Spence
  4. Usage
    Drew Doughty (LAK) played 27:03, +3:01 up on his 24:02 season average over 29 games.Doughty
  5. Usage
    Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 25:43, +3:04 up on his 22:39 season average over 76 games.Anderson
  6. Usage
    Alex Turcotte (LAK) played 7:49, −3:59 down on his 11:48 season average over 67 games.Turcotte
  7. Usage
    Philip Broberg (STL) played 24:41, +4:15 up on his 20:26 season average over 67 games.Broberg
  8. Usage
    Ryan Suter (STL) played 15:45, −3:46 down on his 19:31 season average over 81 games.Suter

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, STL at LAK: 117 attempts, 43 on goal, 3 goals, 4.56 expected goals; best chance Phillip Danault at 0.27 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • LAK
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · LAK 65 · STL 52

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at LAK: expected goals 2.89 to 1.67 (LAK led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 52, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTLAKSTLKLBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:27
  • LAK
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKSTLcontrol2nd3rdOTKopitar · 1st 14:35Leddy · 3rd 4:16Byfield · OT 0:27
  • LAK pressure
  • STL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 25% of the game, LAK 47%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at LAK: 38 players over 60:27; most ice Darcy Kuemper (60:18) for LAK and Joel Hofer (60:27) for STL, 3 goals.

LAK
STL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatSTLLAK
5371
1.572.99
1.502.77
519
71
3222
+0.004−0.004
25%47%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 14:35
    LAKAnze Kopitar (Drew Doughty, Mikey Anderson)tip-in0.06 xG
    STL: Suter, Sundqvist, Joseph, Kessel, BolducLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, Kuzmenko
    STL 0 – 1 LAK

3rd period

  1. 4:16
    STLNick Leddy (Jake Neighbours, Zachary Bolduc)slap0.01 xG
    STL: Leddy, Faksa, Tucker, Neighbours, BolducLAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Clarke, Kuzmenko
    STL 1 – 1 LAK

OT period

  1. 0:27
    LAKQuinton Byfield (Adrian Kempe)snap0.15 xG
    STL: Thomas, Broberg, HollowayLAK: Doughty, Kempe, Byfield
    STL 1 – 2 LAK

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brayden Schenn CL1000010.0042020:02——3223
Dylan Holloway LL1000-110.1311019:55——3523
Jordan Kyrou RL1000020.2311017:01——3919
Robert Thomas CL2000-100.0301021:06——4226
Pavel Buchnevich LL2000020.3831019:44——3524
Jake Neighbours LL2011+100.1230015:58——4022
Nathan Walker LL3000010.0061011:41——3742
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000020.0342011:32——3539
Radek Faksa CL3000+100.1212210:06——3741
Oskar Sundqvist CL4000-110.2201013:25——5954
Zachary Bolduc RL4011020.0030011:08——7073
Mathieu Joseph RL4000-130.1231010:42——7877
Justin Faulk DD1000010.0334225:11——3826
Philip Broberg DD1000-110.2110024:41——3729
Nick Leddy DD2101+120.0100018:37——5038
Tyler Tucker DD2000+110.0322018:08——5853
Ryan Suter DD3000-100.0002015:45——3742
Matthew Kessel DD3000-100.0002012:39——3634
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer(start)O23212.9132.8960:27

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Phillip Danault CL1000020.6420017:55——7079
Warren Foegele LL1000000.1120016:54——6362
Trevor Moore LL1000000.0231016:15——7494
Adrian Kempe RL2011+120.1810018:51——5844
Anze Kopitar CL2101020.3400018:24——5652
Andrei Kuzmenko LL2000000.3110016:02——5770
Quinton Byfield RL3101+130.3050018:48——5770
Alex Laferriere RL3000030.4021217:00——5060
Kevin Fiala LL3000010.2610016:42——5466
Tanner Jeannot LL4000010.012009:06——5061
Alex Turcotte CL4000000.003107:49——5032
Samuel Helenius CL4000000.094106:27——4231
Drew Doughty DD1011+210.0204227:03——5572
Mikey Anderson DD1011+120.1252025:43——5270
Joel Edmundson DD2000-120.0134020:07——5227
Brandt Clarke DD2000-110.0200012:49——5226
Vladislav Gavrikov DD3000020.0411021:05——6576
Jordan Spence DD3000010.0411010:30——6779
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)W20191.9501.6760:18

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Anze Kopitar (LAK) 1st 14:35 · assists Drew Doughty, Mikey Anderson · Deflection · 48.9 mph shot.

Nick Leddy · 3rd 4:16 · STL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1
Shot
65.7 mph
Distance
66 ft
Type
one-timer

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