Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden KnightsNov 8, 2023

FinalWednesday, Nov 8, 2023· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
LAK	0	2	2	4		LAK	9	14	10	33
VGK	0	0	1	1		VGK	11	19	8	38

: LAK 79VGK 65
: LAK 3.81VGK 2.65
PP goals: LAK 2VGK 0
Hits: LAK 13VGK 17
Blocks: LAK 17VGK 28
PIM: LAK 4VGK 8
: LAK 44%VGK 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 at VGK. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Danault, Moore, Kaliyev, Spence and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:20 together.

Points
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:51.Kempe
Points
Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:35.Kopitar
Points
Jordan Spence had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:37.Spence
PP1
LAK's first power-play unit (Danault, Moore, Kaliyev, Spence and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:20 together.Danault Moore Kaliyev Spence Byfield
New line
New look for VGK: Stone–Carrier–Amadio skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (73.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stone Carrier Amadio
Goalie
Cam Talbot (LAK) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +10 against a season average of 27.6; the win.Talbot
New line
New look for VGK: Karlsson–Cotter–Dorofeyev skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (17.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Karlsson Cotter Dorofeyev
Luck
VGK scored 1 goal on 2.65 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of 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

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

VGK
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 144 of 144 attempts · VGK 65 · LAK 79

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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 35% of the game, VGK 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

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	VGK
	68	68
	2.53	2.94
	2.26	2.69
	10	11
	7	7
	11	13
	−0.026	+0.026
	35%	24%

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
12:1674% CF
L2Fiala – Dubois – Laferriere
10:5135% CF
L3Danault – Moore – Kaliyev
10:5127% CF
L4Lewis – Grundstrom – Lizotte
9:2548% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
19:4037% CF
D2Gavrikov – Roy
13:5745% CF
D3Englund – Spence
9:2174% CF

PP1Danault – Moore – Kaliyev – Spence – Byfield
3:2089% CF
PP2Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Dubois
2:37100% CF
PK1FLewis – Lizotte
1:35
PK2FKopitar – Kempe
1:22
PK1DDoughty – Anderson
1:35
PK2DGavrikov – Roy
1:22

Current LAK line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
11:2850% CF
L2Stone – Carrier – Amadio
10:1773% CF
L3Karlsson – Cotter – Dorofeyev
9:0218% CF
L4Kolesar – Howden – Rondbjerg
8:1536% CF
D1Martinez – Pietrangelo
15:3045% CF
D2McNabb – Theodore
14:3954% CF
D3Hutton – Pachal
8:5030% CF

PP1Stone – Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Eichel
2:28100% CF
PP2Martinez – Pietrangelo – Barbashev – Cotter – Dorofeyev
0:30
PK1FKarlsson – Eichel
1:54
PK2FHowden – Rondbjerg
0:55
PK1DPietrangelo – McNabb
3:04
PK2DHutton – Pachal
0:42

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

11:30
LAKAdrian Kempe (Jordan Spence, Anze Kopitar)other0.40 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Englund, Moore, SpenceVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Karlsson, Cotter, Dorofeyev
LAK 1 – 0 VGK
15:58
LAKTrevor MoorePP (Jordan Spence, Phillip Danault)wrist0.15 xG
LAK: Danault, Moore, Kaliyev, Spence, ByfieldVGK: Stone, Hutton, Howden, Pachal
LAK 2 – 0 VGK

3rd period

2:42
LAKPierre-Luc DuboisPP (Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala)wrist0.10 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, DuboisVGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Eichel, Pachal
LAK 3 – 0 VGK
14:33
VGKWilliam Karlsson (Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.06 xG
LAK: Doughty, Fiala, Dubois, Anderson, LaferriereVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Theodore, Cotter
LAK 3 – 1 VGK
19:48
LAKAnze KopitarEN (Quinton Byfield)slap0.44 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, ByfieldVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Karlsson, Marchessault, Theodore, Eichel
LAK 4 – 1 VGK

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
Adrian Kempe R	L1	1	1	2	+2	6	0.78	0	1	0	19:51	—	—	71	72
Anze Kopitar C	L1	1	1	2	+2	5	1.27	0	1	0	19:35	—	—	69	70
Quinton Byfield R	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.42	2	1	0	16:15	—	—	74	70
Kevin Fiala L	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.12	0	1	2	16:01	—	—	35	39
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.10	0	2	0	14:34	—	—	35	48
Alex Laferriere R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	11:58	—	—	32	42
Phillip Danault C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	16:47	—	—	29	7
Arthur Kaliyev R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	3	0	2	16:21	—	—	30	7
Trevor Moore L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	0	0	0	15:57	—	—	30	28
Trevor Lewis C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	2	0	12:08	—	—	52	45
Blake Lizotte C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	11:57	—	—	50	45
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	2	0	0	10:20	—	—	52	50
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	1	1	0	27:35	—	—	37	11
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	3	0	24:58	—	—	39	15
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	3	2	0	18:39	—	—	43	46
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:20	—	—	46	49
Jordan Spence D	D3	0	2	2	+1	1	0.16	1	0	0	15:37	—	—	73	79
Andreas Englund D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	0	0	0	10:07	—	—	72	80

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	W	38	37	1	.974	2.65	60:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.19	0	3	0	20:31	—	—	50	71
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	17:47	—	—	53	72
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	1	1	2	14:30	—	—	53	76
Mark Stone R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.11	0	1	2	19:29	—	—	67	88
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.44	1	0	0	14:33	—	—	69	89
William Carrier L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.64	4	0	0	12:21	—	—	71	86
William Karlsson C	L3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.06	0	0	0	19:29	—	—	35	24
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.31	0	1	0	12:05	—	—	29	22
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:05	—	—	30	25
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:30	—	—	41	19
Jonas Rondbjerg R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	11:08	—	—	33	20
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	4	3	0	9:29	—	—	40	20
Alex Pietrangelo D	D1	0	1	1	-1	5	0.17	0	3	0	24:10	—	—	50	45
Alec Martinez D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.12	0	6	2	21:00	—	—	47	42
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	0	5	0.19	0	1	0	25:01	—	—	63	86
Brayden McNabb D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	7	0	20:37	—	—	53	79
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	50	46
Brayden Pachal D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	4	1	0	11:53	—	—	30	36

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Adin Hill(start)	L	32	29	3	.906	3.37	58:23

Goal anatomy

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

Anze Kopitar (LAK EN) 3rd 19:48 · assists Quinton Byfield · Forecheck turnover · 4.1 mph shot.

Anze Kopitar · 3rd 19:48 · LAK EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 4.1 mph
Distance: 47 ft

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Adrian Kempe · 2nd 11:30 · LAK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.3 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Trevor Moore · 2nd 15:58 · LAK PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 3
Shot: 52.7 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: deflection

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Pierre-Luc Dubois · 3rd 2:42 · LAK PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.9 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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William Karlsson · 3rd 14:33 · VGK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 60.7 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 3.8 s

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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.