Edgehalla

Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles KingsApr 9, 2026

Final· Crypto.com Arena
away
VAN
1
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home
LAK
4
Goals123TShots123T
VAN1001VAN79925
LAK2114LAK1112326
VAN 57LAK 50
VAN 2.48LAK 2.40
PP goals
VAN 0LAK 0
Hits
VAN 21LAK 19
Blocks
VAN 11LAK 15
PIM
VAN 2LAK 2
VAN 37%LAK 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK scored 4 goals on 2.40 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Adrian Kempe had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:55.Kempe
  2. Points
    Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:23.Panarin
  3. Luck
    LAK scored 4 goals on 2.40 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  4. Usage
    Liam Ohgren (VAN) played 16:09, +3:01 up on his 13:08 season average over 68 games.Ohgren
  5. Usage
    Drew O'Connor (VAN) played 18:06, +3:33 up on his 14:33 season average over 81 games.O'Connor
  6. Usage
    Zeev Buium (VAN) played 23:13, +3:41 up on his 19:32 season average over 75 games.Buium
  7. Usage
    Curtis Douglas (VAN) played 9:54, +3:14 up on his 6:41 season average over 42 games.Douglas

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, VAN at LAK: 107 attempts, 51 on goal, 5 goals, 4.87 expected goals; best chance Scott Laughton at 0.28 xG.

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

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · LAK 50 · VAN 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at LAK: expected goals 2.40 to 2.48 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 57, 5 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdLAKVANKPAKMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • LAK
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKVANcontrol2nd3rdKempe · 1st 1:29Pettersson · 1st 14:17Armia · 1st 15:48Kempe · 2nd 19:31Moore · 3rd 9:17
  • LAK pressure
  • VAN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 37% of the game, LAK 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VAN at LAK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Anton Forsberg (60:00) for LAK and Nikita Tolopilo (56:18) for VAN, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against VAN skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, LAK rows versus VAN columns: 250 matchups; most common Panarin vs Blueger, 9:15 at 57% xGF.

LAK ↓ · VAN →BoeserRossiOhgrenPetterssonO'ConnorDeBruskBluegerKarlssonSassonHoglanderRätyDouglasHronekBuiumPetterssonWillanderJosephPetterssonL1 LaferriereL1 ByfieldL1 MooreL2 KopitarL2 PanarinL2 KempeL3 LaughtonL3 WrightL3 ArmiaL4 WardL4 MalottL4 HeleniusD1 DoughtyD1 AndersonD2 CeciD2 DumoulinD3 EdmundsonD3 Clarke
LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatVANLAK
5454
2.652.78
2.552.72
1317
22
2320
−0.081+0.081
37%31%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:29
    LAKAdrian Kempe (Brandt Clarke, Artemi Panarin)wrist0.24 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Pettersson, Karlsson, Sasson, WillanderLAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Panarin, Clarke
    VAN 0 – 1 LAK
  2. 14:17
    VANMarcus Pettersson (Brock Boeser, Liam Ohgren)slap0.10 xG
    VAN: Pettersson, Boeser, Rossi, Ohgren, WillanderLAK: Dumoulin, Ceci, Byfield, Laferriere, Malott
    VAN 1 – 1 LAK
  3. 15:48
    LAKJoel Armia (Scott Laughton)wrist0.08 xG
    VAN: DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson, O'Connor, BuiumLAK: Edmundson, Armia, Laughton, Clarke, Wright
    VAN 1 – 2 LAK

2nd period

  1. 19:31
    LAKAdrian Kempe (Joel Edmundson, Artemi Panarin)tip-in0.06 xG
    VAN: Blueger, Pettersson, Ohgren, Sasson, WillanderLAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Panarin, Clarke
    VAN 1 – 3 LAK

3rd period

  1. 9:17
    LAKTrevor Moore (Alex Laferriere, Mikey Anderson)deflected0.13 xG
    VAN: DeBrusk, Pettersson, O'Connor, Pettersson, WillanderLAK: Doughty, Moore, Anderson, Byfield, Laferriere
    VAN 1 – 4 LAK

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brock Boeser RL1011+120.1710019:14——3928
Marco Rossi CL1000+100.0201016:50——4631
Liam Ohgren LL1011010.0220016:09——4323
Elias Pettersson CL2000-230.0321019:31——5050
Drew O'Connor LL2000-230.5021018:06——5855
Jake DeBrusk LL2000-220.3010017:18——5652
Teddy Blueger CL3000-220.0820014:59——4851
Linus Karlsson CL3000-100.1600014:56——3844
Max Sasson CL3000-230.1800012:43——3648
Nils Hoglander LL4000010.1310012:18——6968
Aatu Räty CL4000030.2040011:58——6761
Curtis Douglas CL4000000.212009:54——6464
Filip Hronek DD1000-130.0801026:18——6869
Zeev Buium DD1000-100.1201023:13——6769
Marcus Pettersson DD2101-110.1500020:03——3326
Tom Willander DD2000-200.0010018:48——2915
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000010.0704015:04——4354
Elias Pettersson DD3000-100.0732214:20——4241
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Nikita Tolopilo(start)L26224.8462.4056:18

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Laferriere RL1011020.2040018:57——6162
Quinton Byfield RL1000010.3410018:33——5861
Trevor Moore LL1101+150.3821018:18——5660
Anze Kopitar CL2000+210.0710020:09——4659
Artemi Panarin LL2022+240.2800019:23——5662
Adrian Kempe RL2202+220.3101018:55——4660
Scott Laughton CL3011+100.2811014:10——4037
Jared Wright RL3000+120.0820012:52——4339
Joel Armia RL3101+120.2110012:38——4343
Taylor Ward RL4000000.021008:10——6010
Jeff Malott LL4000-100.001028:08——381
Samuel Helenius CL4000000.001007:42——632
Drew Doughty DD1000+110.0410023:20——5450
Mikey Anderson DD1011+110.0122023:05——5047
Cody Ceci DD2000-100.0012018:03——4852
Brian Dumoulin DD2000-100.0003017:27——4447
Joel Edmundson DD3011+340.1501020:03——5058
Brandt Clarke DD3011+310.0304018:07——5259
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anton Forsberg(start)W25241.9602.4860:00

Goal anatomy

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

Trevor Moore (LAK) 3rd 9:17 · assists Alex Laferriere, Mikey Anderson · Deflection · loose puck · 22.4 mph shot · 9.1 s from entry to goal.

Trevor Moore · 3rd 9:17 · LAK

Play
deflection
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
22.4 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
9.1 s

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Adrian Kempe · 1st 1:29 · LAK

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
44.1 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
5.2 s

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Marcus Pettersson · 1st 14:17 · VAN

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
49.5 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
8.2 s

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Joel Armia · 1st 15:48 · LAK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
57.2 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Adrian Kempe · 2nd 19:31 · LAK

Play
deflection
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
36.0 mph
Distance
6 ft
Type
deflection

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