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Los Angeles Kings vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 7, 2023

Final· Centre Bell
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LAK
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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
LAK2114LAK11151642
MTL0000MTL137424
LAK 63MTL 63
LAK 2.93MTL 3.02
PP goals
LAK 1MTL 0
Hits
LAK 22MTL 16
Blocks
LAK 18MTL 9
PIM
LAK 13MTL 9
LAK 40%MTL 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Quinton Byfield (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +10 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.

  1. Points
    Quinton Byfield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:29.Byfield
  2. Points
    Anze Kopitar had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:46.Kopitar
  3. Points
    Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:18.Doughty
  4. Points
    Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:16.Fiala
  5. Goalie
    Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +10 against a season average of 31.9; the loss.Montembeault
  6. Luck
    MTL scored 0 goals on 3.02 expected goals (63 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Adrian Kempe (LAK) played 13:44, −5:16 down on his 19:00 season average over 76 games.Kempe
  8. Usage
    Anze Kopitar (LAK) played 14:46, −4:57 down on his 19:43 season average over 80 games.Kopitar

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, LAK at MTL: 126 attempts, 66 on goal, 4 goals, 5.94 expected goals; best chance Trevor Moore at 0.24 xG.

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

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · MTL 63 · LAK 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, LAK at MTL: expected goals 3.02 to 2.93 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 63, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLLAKDBBMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLLAKcontrol2nd3rdDoughty · 1st 8:13Byfield · 1st 17:46Byfield · 2nd 18:15Moore · 3rd 7:58
  • MTL pressure
  • LAK pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 27% of the game, MTL 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, LAK at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Samuel Montembeault (59:36) for MTL and Cam Talbot (60:00) for LAK, 4 goals.

MTL
LAK
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
StatLAKMTL
7260
2.942.23
2.902.13
1711
122
1223
−0.082+0.082
27%36%

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.

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:13
    LAKDrew Doughty (Quinton Byfield, Anze Kopitar)wrist0.20 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Roy, ByfieldMTL: Pearson, Anderson, Dvorak, Kovacevic, Guhle
    LAK 1 – 0 MTL
  2. 17:46
    LAKQuinton Byfield (Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar)wrist0.16 xG
    LAK: Danault, Gavrikov, Moore, Spence, ByfieldMTL: Pearson, Matheson, Evans, Ylonen, Guhle
    LAK 2 – 0 MTL

2nd period

  1. 18:15
    LAKQuinton ByfieldPP (Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala)snap0.23 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, ByfieldMTL: Monahan, Stephens, Guhle, Barron
    LAK 3 – 0 MTL

3rd period

  1. 7:58
    LAKTrevor Moore (Kevin Fiala, Drew Doughty)snap0.25 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Danault, Fiala, Moore, AndersonMTL: Anderson, Monahan, Evans, Guhle, Barron
    LAK 4 – 0 MTL

Box score

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

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Trevor Moore LL1101+250.5410017:19——6974
Phillip Danault CL1000+210.0722217:13——6369
Kevin Fiala LL1022+140.2000215:16——6264
Pierre-Luc Dubois CL2000030.1720215:13——4552
Carl Grundstrom RL2000050.3011014:33——4952
Alex Laferriere RL2000020.2533013:44——4345
Anze Kopitar CL3033+130.2601014:46——5556
Adrian Kempe RL3011+130.0911013:44——5356
Quinton Byfield RL3213+220.4000011:29——5562
Trevor Lewis CL4000030.0810013:46——5753
Blake Lizotte CL4000040.2000013:19——6051
Arthur Kaliyev RL4000010.0601012:27——5958
Mikey Anderson DD1000+110.0141022:38——5658
Drew Doughty DD1112+220.2122222:18——5871
Matt Roy DD2000+100.0101022:24——4953
Vladislav Gavrikov DD2000+100.0022021:31——5058
Jordan Spence DD3000+130.0621016:22——5848
Andreas Englund DD3000000.0112513:58——5956
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Cam Talbot(start)W24240.10003.0260:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000000.3200020:41——5454
Cole Caufield RL1000030.5901020:18——5556
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000010.2001018:16——5556
Tanner Pearson LL2000-210.2101016:33——4032
Christian Dvorak CL2000-110.0900216:19——4849
Brendan Gallagher RL2000010.2010015:43——4045
Sean Monahan CL3000-100.1511016:16——4241
Josh Anderson RL3000-220.1700014:36——3633
Jake Evans CL3000-220.2110013:34——4138
Jesse Ylonen RL4000-100.0000010:51——3618
Mitchell Stephens CL4000020.1800010:23——4039
Michael Pezzetta LL4000020.108079:12——4439
Mike Matheson DD1000-120.4610023:37——4854
Gustav Lindstrom DD1000010.0402017:25——5664
Kaiden Guhle DD2000-330.0600020:03——3831
Justin Barron DD2000-110.0312019:27——4340
Johnathan Kovacevic DD3000-120.0220017:11——4432
Jayden Struble DD3000000.0011016:48——4039
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L42384.9052.9359:36

Goal anatomy

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

Drew Doughty (LAK) 1st 8:13 · assists Quinton Byfield, Anze Kopitar · Rush · passed in · 19.1 mph shot · 4.2 s from entry to goal.

Drew Doughty · 1st 8:13 · LAK

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
19.1 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
4.2 s

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Trevor Moore · 3rd 7:58 · LAK

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
45.9 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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