Los Angeles Kings vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 23, 2023

Final / OTThursday, Feb 23, 2023· Prudential Center

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
LAK	2	0	1	0	3		LAK	9	6	7	0	22
NJD	0	1	2	1	4		NJD	7	12	8	5	32

: LAK 40NJD 66
: LAK 2.21NJD 4.36
PP goals: LAK 0NJD 0
Hits: LAK 16NJD 21
Blocks: LAK 19NJD 8
PIM: LAK 8NJD 2
: LAK 40%NJD 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for LAK: Danault–Fiala–Arvidsson skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Dawson Mercer had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:09.Mercer
Points
Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:39.Kopitar
Points
Sean Durzi had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:44.Durzi
Points
Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:27.Tatar
Points
Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists (2 points) in 24:51.Hamilton
Points
Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:22.Fiala
New line
New look for LAK: Danault–Fiala–Arvidsson skated 12:46 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Danault Fiala Arvidsson
Usage
Mikey Anderson (LAK) played 27:23, +5:48 up on his 21:35 season average over 76 games.Anderson

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

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

NJD
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · NJD 66 · LAK 40

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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 13% of the game, NJD 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

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
Stat	LAK	NJD
	46	59
	2.39	3.35
	2.30	3.01
	11	11
	4	6
	17	19
	−0.087	+0.087
	13%	43%

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

L1Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield
14:1662% CF
L2Danault – Fiala – Arvidsson
12:4644% CF
L3Vilardi – Iafallo – Lizotte
10:2738% CF
L4Anderson-Dolan – Kupari – Kaliyev
5:020% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
20:1348% CF
D2Roy – Durzi
13:5744% CF
D3Walker – Bjornfot
10:5633% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Vilardi
0:550% CF
PP2Danault – Arvidsson – Iafallo – Durzi – Kaliyev
0:41100% CF
PK1FKopitar – Iafallo
2:27
PK2FDanault – Kupari
2:12
PK1DDoughty – Anderson
4:13
PK2DRoy – Durzi
3:10

Current LAK line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Tatar – Hischier – Mercer
12:3050% CF
L2Bratt – Sharangovich – Hughes
8:0354% CF
L3Wood – McLeod – Zetterlund
6:4547% CF
L4Haula – Palat – Boqvist
5:1593% CF
D1Hamilton – Siegenthaler
16:1252% CF
D2Graves – Marino
14:1847% CF
D3Severson – Bahl
10:2683% CF

PP1Palat – Hamilton – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
4:21100% CF
PP2Tatar – Haula – Severson – Wood – Mercer
2:15
PK1FMcLeod – Hischier
1:02
PK2FHaula – Mercer
0:47
PK1DGraves – Marino
0:50
PK2DSiegenthaler – Bahl
0:47

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:24
LAKAnze Kopitar (Sean Durzi, Adrian Kempe)backhand0.14 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Roy, Durzi, ByfieldNJD: Graves, Marino, Hischier, Sharangovich, Mercer
LAK 1 – 0 NJD
11:35
LAKViktor Arvidsson (Kevin Fiala, Mikey Anderson)wrist0.31 xG
LAK: Doughty, Danault, Fiala, Arvidsson, AndersonNJD: Hamilton, Severson, Bratt, Sharangovich, Hughes
LAK 2 – 0 NJD

2nd period

16:44
NJDTomas Tatar (Dawson Mercer)backhand0.20 xG
LAK: Anderson-Dolan, Walker, Kupari, Kaliyev, BjornfotNJD: Tatar, Haula, Severson, Graves, Mercer
LAK 2 – 1 NJD

3rd period

2:23
NJDDawson Mercer (Tomas Tatar, Kevin Bahl)snap0.19 xG
LAK: Anderson-Dolan, Walker, Kupari, Kaliyev, BjornfotNJD: Tatar, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Hischier, Mercer
LAK 2 – 2 NJD
15:41
LAKSean Durzi (Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala)slap0.15 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Arvidsson, Roy, DurziNJD: Haula, Severson, Marino, Hughes, Mercer
LAK 3 – 2 NJD
19:21
NJDNico Hischier (Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton)tip-in0.09 xG
LAK: Danault, Fiala, Arvidsson, Roy, DurziNJD: Palat, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Mercer
LAK 3 – 3 NJD

OT period

2:30
NJDDawson Mercer (Dougie Hamilton, Vitek Vanecek)tip-in0.13 xG
LAK: Doughty, Fiala, KempeNJD: Hamilton, Hughes, Mercer
LAK 3 – 4 NJD

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	1	1	2	+2	1	0.20	1	1	0	22:39	—	—	63	63
Adrian Kempe R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	19:30	—	—	67	59
Quinton Byfield R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.18	2	0	2	16:15	—	—	63	52
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.26	1	0	0	19:38	—	—	45	59
Kevin Fiala L	L2	0	2	2	0	3	0.43	1	0	2	18:22	—	—	50	64
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.40	1	2	0	18:13	—	—	50	59
Alex Iafallo L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	2	0	15:46	—	—	41	24
Gabriel Vilardi C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	4	14:04	—	—	40	29
Blake Lizotte C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	0	13:36	—	—	45	24
Rasmus Kupari C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.18	1	0	0	8:42	—	—	0	0
Arthur Kaliyev R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:22	—	—	0	0
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	2	0	5:35	—	—	0	0
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	28:03	—	—	48	45
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	0	2	0	27:23	—	—	46	43
Sean Durzi D	D2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.19	1	1	0	20:44	—	—	50	50
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	4	0	19:49	—	—	43	44
Sean Walker D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	2	1	0	12:29	—	—	38	34
Tobias Bjornfot D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	1	3	0	12:20	—	—	39	31

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pheonix Copley(start)	O	32	28	4	.875	4.36	62:30

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.49	1	0	0	22:24	—	—	47	52
Dawson Mercer C	L1	2	1	3	+2	3	0.71	1	1	0	20:09	—	—	46	52
Tomas Tatar L	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.28	2	0	0	19:27	—	—	58	70
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	1	1	0	5	1.02	0	0	0	22:50	—	—	54	49
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	0	0	0	20:34	—	—	60	54
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.51	0	0	2	11:16	—	—	42	41
Miles Wood L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	0	0	13:27	—	—	43	60
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	12:03	—	—	53	65
Fabian Zetterlund L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	8:08	—	—	50	65
Ondrej Palat L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	2	2	0	15:29	—	—	64	72
Erik Haula L	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.52	3	0	0	14:30	—	—	83	77
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	2	0	0	11:37	—	—	67	75
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	24:51	—	—	48	49
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	2	1	0	19:54	—	—	50	61
John Marino D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	2	1	0	19:36	—	—	52	38
Ryan Graves D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	18:35	—	—	39	50
Damon Severson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	2	0	0	18:10	—	—	76	65
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	2	1	0	13:06	—	—	70	89

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	22	19	3	.864	2.21	61:54

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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.