Edgehalla

Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 9, 2025

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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LAK
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VGK
5
Goals123TShots123T
LAK2226LAK1671235
VGK0235VGK717832
LAK 68VGK 66
LAK 3.53VGK 2.38
PP goals
LAK 1VGK 1
Hits
LAK 29VGK 17
Blocks
LAK 17VGK 18
PIM
LAK 7VGK 7
LAK 39%VGK 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Vegas Golden Knights 6–5

Los Angeles Kings beat Vegas Golden Knights 6–5 at VGK. Tomas Hertl (VGK) led the scoring with 3G 0A. LAK won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Tomas Hertl had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:31.Hertl
  2. Points
    Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:49.Kempe
  3. Points
    Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:47.Kopitar
  4. Points
    Brandt Clarke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:23.Clarke
  5. Points
    Warren Foegele had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:27.Foegele
  6. Points
    Jack Eichel had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:53.Eichel
  7. Points
    Joel Edmundson had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:17.Edmundson
  8. Points
    Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:04.Fiala

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 VGK: 134 attempts, 67 on goal, 11 goals, 5.91 expected goals; best chance Trevor Moore at 0.37 xG.

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

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · VGK 66 · LAK 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, LAK at VGK: expected goals 2.38 to 3.53 (LAK led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 68, 11 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKLAKKCBRHFMHKSHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • LAK
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKLAKcontrol2nd3rdKopitar · 1st 11:22Clarke · 1st 18:29Byfield · 2nd 1:56Roy · 2nd 5:00Hertl · 2nd 9:47Foegele · 2nd 18:51Moore · 3rd 4:02Hertl · 3rd 8:28Kempe · 3rd 10:57Saad · 3rd 11:33Hertl · 3rd 17:48
  • 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 49% of the game, VGK 27%.

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 VGK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Adin Hill (57:09) for VGK and David Rittich (60:00) for LAK, 11 goals.

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
StatLAKVGK
7864
3.152.19
2.962.06
175
74
2628
−0.088+0.088
49%27%

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 →

Vegas Golden Knights

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:22
    LAKAnze Kopitar (Joel Edmundson, Brandt Clarke)tip-in0.08 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Clarke, KuzmenkoVGK: Saad, Hertl, Hanifin, Whitecloud, Dorofeyev
    LAK 1 – 0 VGK
  2. 18:29
    LAKBrandt Clarke (Adrian Kempe, Joel Edmundson)backhand0.25 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Edmundson, Kempe, Clarke, KuzmenkoVGK: McNabb, Stone, Pearson, Eichel, Korczak
    LAK 2 – 0 VGK

2nd period

  1. 1:56
    LAKQuinton Byfield (Kevin Fiala, Alex Laferriere)deflected0.13 xG
    LAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Spence, Byfield, LaferriereVGK: Stone, Pearson, Hanifin, Eichel, Whitecloud
    LAK 3 – 0 VGK
  2. 5:00
    VGKNicolas Roy (Brayden McNabb, Reilly Smith)backhand0.04 xG
    LAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Anderson, Byfield, LaferriereVGK: McNabb, Smith, Olofsson, Roy, Whitecloud
    LAK 3 – 1 VGK
  3. 9:47
    VGKTomas Hertl (Kaedan Korczak, Pavel Dorofeyev)wrist0.12 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Danault, Foegele, Moore, AndersonVGK: McNabb, Saad, Hertl, Korczak, Dorofeyev
    LAK 3 – 2 VGK
  4. 18:51
    LAKWarren Foegele (Phillip Danault, Vladislav Gavrikov)wrist0.17 xG
    LAK: Edmundson, Danault, Foegele, Gavrikov, MooreVGK: Pietrangelo, Stone, Pearson, Eichel, Hague
    LAK 4 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 4:02
    LAKTrevor Moore (Phillip Danault, Warren Foegele)snap0.14 xG
    LAK: Doughty, Danault, Foegele, Moore, AndersonVGK: Pietrangelo, Pearson, Kolesar, Howden, Hague
    LAK 5 – 2 VGK
  2. 8:28
    VGKTomas HertlPP (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)wrist0.13 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Gavrikov, AndersonVGK: Stone, Hertl, Hanifin, Eichel, Dorofeyev
    LAK 5 – 3 VGK
  3. 10:57
    LAKAdrian KempePP (Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala)snap0.17 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, KuzmenkoVGK: Pietrangelo, McNabb, Stone, Eichel
    LAK 6 – 3 VGK
  4. 11:33
    VGKBrandon Saadslap0.22 xG
    LAK: Edmundson, Danault, Foegele, Moore, ClarkeVGK: McNabb, Saad, Hertl, Korczak, Dorofeyev
    LAK 6 – 4 VGK
  5. 17:48
    VGKTomas Hertl (Mark Stone, Jack Eichel)wrist0.15 xG
    LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Gavrikov, MooreVGK: Stone, Hertl, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel, Dorofeyev
    LAK 6 – 5 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Quinton Byfield RL1101020.3210220:19——5171
Alex Laferriere RL1011040.3621017:35——4673
Kevin Fiala LL1022030.3501016:04——4775
Phillip Danault CL2022010.0700017:46——4853
Trevor Moore LL2101-130.7010016:45——5254
Warren Foegele LL2112020.2500015:27——5554
Adrian Kempe RL3112+140.3012017:49——6347
Anze Kopitar CL3112+120.1003016:47——6950
Andrei Kuzmenko LL3000+230.1901015:08——6147
Tanner Jeannot LL4000010.016009:47——5470
Alex Turcotte CL4000020.053008:59——6069
Samuel Helenius CL4000010.097257:16——6095
Mikey Anderson DD1000-130.0841027:40——4967
Drew Doughty DD1000-110.0112025:45——5558
Joel Edmundson DD2022+200.0012021:17——5168
Brandt Clarke DD2112+120.2702014:23——6270
Vladislav Gavrikov DD3011000.3810020:40——5643
Jordan Spence DD3000+110.001009:56——7343
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
David Rittich(start)W32275.8442.3860:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicolas Roy CL1101+110.0432015:11——4627
Reilly Smith RL1011+100.0110015:10——5048
Victor Olofsson LL1000+100.0001214:56——4239
Tomas Hertl CL2303+230.4110017:31——5261
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2011+240.2410016:42——5859
Brandon Saad LL2101+150.5801013:29——5261
Ivan Barbashev LL3000+130.1400017:53——5543
Brett Howden CL3000-100.0001013:08——4623
Keegan Kolesar RL3000-110.0120012:47——5024
Mark Stone RL4022-220.1000018:50——3637
Jack Eichel CL4022-230.2002017:53——3336
Tanner Pearson LL4000-420.3701012:09——2726
Noah Hanifin DD1000-110.0602023:27——3816
Zach Whitecloud DD1000-110.0812019:58——4324
Alex Pietrangelo DD2000-210.0300020:46——4025
Nicolas Hague DD2000-210.0520517:54——4023
Brayden McNabb DD3011+210.0213019:15——5572
Kaedan Korczak DD3011+130.0553015:27——5474
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)L35296.8292.7957:09

Goal anatomy

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

Anze Kopitar (LAK) 1st 11:22 · assists Joel Edmundson, Brandt Clarke · Deflection · 39.0 mph shot.

Anze Kopitar · 1st 11:22 · LAK

Play
deflection
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
39.0 mph
Distance
8 ft
Type
deflection

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Brandon Saad · 3rd 11:33 · VGK

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
42.3 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Quinton Byfield · 2nd 1:56 · LAK

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
4
Shot
51.9 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s
Type
deflection

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Trevor Moore · 3rd 4:02 · LAK

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
62.0 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
9.0 s

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Tomas Hertl · 3rd 8:28 · VGK PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
0
Shot
33.9 mph
Distance
8 ft
Type
one-timer

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Adrian Kempe · 3rd 10:57 · LAK PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
50.2 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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