Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles KingsDec 29, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PHI	2	2	0	4		PHI	6	8	7	21
LAK	2	1	2	5		LAK	6	9	5	20

: PHI 51LAK 62
: PHI 2.25LAK 2.88
PP goals: PHI 0LAK 1
Hits: PHI 14LAK 24
Blocks: PHI 20LAK 12
PIM: PHI 6LAK 6
: PHI 50%LAK 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

Los Angeles Kings beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–4 at home. Anze Kopitar (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK scored 5 goals on 2.88 expected goals (62 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Anze Kopitar had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:17.Kopitar
Points
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:36.Kempe
Points
Matvei Michkov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:35.Michkov
Points
Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:14.Laughton
Luck
LAK scored 5 goals on 2.88 expected goals (62 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for PHI: Laughton–Frost–Michkov skated 9:23 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laughton Frost Michkov
Usage
Adrian Kempe (LAK) played 23:36, +4:30 up on his 19:06 season average over 80 games.Kempe
Luck
PHI scored 4 goals on 2.25 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← PHI attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · LAK 62 · PHI 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK pressure
PHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 27% of the game, LAK 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

PHI

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
Stat	PHI	LAK
	47	71
	1.89	3.23
	1.81	2.93
	14	11
	2	7
	13	18
	+0.025	−0.025
	27%	34%

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Cates – Brink – Foerster
12:2335% CF
L2Couturier – Konecny – Tippett
12:1734% CF
L3Laughton – Frost – Michkov
9:2347% CF
L4Hathaway – Poehling – Farabee
8:0024% CF
D1Sanheim – York
15:4623% CF
D2Ristolainen – Zamula
15:0146% CF
D3Seeler – Drysdale
13:3031% CF

PP1Sanheim – Cates – Brink – Foerster – Michkov
1:15100% CF
PP2Ristolainen – Konecny – Tippett – Frost – Farabee
0:24
PK1FHathaway – Poehling
0:05
PK1DSeeler – Ristolainen
0:05

Current PHI line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Fiala – Laferriere
12:3159% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Turcotte
8:0567% CF
L3Foegele – Jeannot – Byfield
6:2931% CF
D1Gavrikov – Anderson
18:1674% CF
D2Edmundson – Clarke
11:4955% CF
D3Moverare – Spence
11:3667% CF

PP1Kopitar – Fiala – Kempe – Byfield – Clarke
0:05100% CF
PK1FKopitar – Byfield
1:13
PK2FDanault – Foegele
0:27
PK1DGavrikov – Anderson
0:57
PK2DEdmundson – Spence
0:27

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bobby Brink R	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:45	—	—	33	15
Tyson Foerster R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.20	2	0	0	18:04	—	—	39	19
Noah Cates L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	1	0	2	17:18	—	—	48	36
Travis Konecny R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	20:01	—	—	37	32
Owen Tippett R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.27	3	4	0	17:57	—	—	32	23
Sean Couturier C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	1	0	14:38	—	—	33	25
Matvei Michkov R	L3	1	1	2	0	2	0.15	0	0	2	16:35	—	—	62	76
Morgan Frost C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	1	1	0	13:59	—	—	57	70
Scott Laughton C	L3	1	1	2	0	1	0.43	1	1	0	13:14	—	—	59	78
Joel Farabee L	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.28	0	2	0	12:06	—	—	32	27
Ryan Poehling C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:01	—	—	22	27
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.04	3	3	0	9:24	—	—	22	27
Travis Sanheim D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.42	0	2	2	22:13	—	—	30	39
Cam York D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:48	—	—	23	18
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.20	1	1	0	22:04	—	—	51	44
Egor Zamula D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:20	—	—	50	49
Jamie Drysdale D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	43	36
Nick Seeler D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	15:46	—	—	38	31

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Aleksei Kolosov(start)	L	20	15	5	.750	2.88	57:34

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Fiala L	L1	1	0	1	-2	5	0.39	1	0	0	20:30	—	—	57	47
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	2	1	0	18:12	—	—	53	52
Alex Laferriere R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.44	3	0	0	16:38	—	—	62	62
Adrian Kempe R	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.35	2	1	2	23:36	—	—	68	86
Anze Kopitar C	L2	2	0	2	+1	2	0.57	0	0	0	21:17	—	—	69	82
Alex Turcotte C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.17	0	0	0	12:02	—	—	73	86
Quinton Byfield R	L3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.24	0	0	2	20:37	—	—	56	75
Warren Foegele L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.28	0	1	0	14:09	—	—	50	55
Tanner Jeannot L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	9:22	—	—	33	44
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	2	0	27:20	—	—	65	70
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	23:35	—	—	75	88
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	1	2	0	21:26	—	—	47	41
Brandt Clarke D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.07	0	2	0	14:28	—	—	58	56
Jordan Spence D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	15:58	—	—	54	66
Jacob Moverare D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.11	1	1	0	13:41	—	—	73	79
Samuel Helenius C	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	5	0	0	9:56	—	—	83	33
Andre Lee L	—	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	7:32	—	—	67	7
Kyle Burroughs D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	3:41	—	—	50	44

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
David Rittich(start)	W	21	17	4	.810	2.25	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Joel Farabee (PHI) 2nd 13:42 · assists Garnet Hathaway, Ryan Poehling · Point shot · 19.9 mph shot.

Joel Farabee · 2nd 13:42 · PHI

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.9 mph
Distance: 104 ft

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Kevin Fiala · 1st 5:14 · LAK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 64.0 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 7.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Tyson Foerster · 1st 8:17 · PHI

Play: point-shot
Passes: 2
Shot: 20.6 mph
Distance: 73 ft

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Warren Foegele · 2nd 15:04 · LAK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 67.8 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Scott Laughton · 1st 14:09 · PHI

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.9 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: rebound

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Adrian Kempe · 1st 16:54 · LAK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 88.4 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Matvei Michkov · 2nd 11:03 · PHI

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 13.6 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Anze Kopitar · 3rd 6:44 · LAK

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 7.1 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Type: rebound

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Anze Kopitar · 3rd 8:55 · LAK PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 11.8 mph
Distance: 14 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles KingsDec 29, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Los Angeles Kings edge Philadelphia Flyers 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Philadelphia Flyers

Los Angeles Kings

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Los Angeles Kings

Goal anatomy

Joel Farabee · 2nd 13:42 · PHI

Kevin Fiala · 1st 5:14 · LAK

Tyson Foerster · 1st 8:17 · PHI

Warren Foegele · 2nd 15:04 · LAK

Scott Laughton · 1st 14:09 · PHI

Adrian Kempe · 1st 16:54 · LAK

Matvei Michkov · 2nd 11:03 · PHI

Anze Kopitar · 3rd 6:44 · LAK

Anze Kopitar · 3rd 8:55 · LAK PP