Los Angeles Kings vs. Utah Hockey ClubApr 3, 2025

FinalThursday, Apr 3, 2025· Delta Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
LAK	0	1	3	4		LAK	3	7	10	20
UTA	0	1	1	2		UTA	16	9	5	30

: LAK 55UTA 62
: LAK 2.79UTA 2.98
PP goals: LAK 0UTA 1
Hits: LAK 26UTA 28
Blocks: LAK 15UTA 19
PIM: LAK 8UTA 2
: LAK 56%UTA 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings beat Utah Hockey Club 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Utah Hockey Club 4–2 at UTA. Drew Doughty (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Joel Edmundson (LAK) played 25:21, +4:50 up on his 20:31 season average over 72 games.

Points
Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.Doughty
Points
Jack McBain had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:58.McBain
Usage
Joel Edmundson (LAK) played 25:21, +4:50 up on his 20:31 season average over 72 games.Edmundson
Usage
Nick Schmaltz (UTA) played 13:58, −4:41 down on his 18:39 season average over 81 games.Schmaltz
Usage
Jeff Malott (LAK) played 6:34, −4:03 down on his 10:37 season average over 11 games.Malott
Usage
Olli Maatta (UTA) played 16:33, −3:03 down on his 19:36 season average over 76 games.Maatta
PP1
UTA's PP1 (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Guenther) went scoreless in 3:25 of 5v4 time with 9 attempts.Schmaltz Keller Sergachev Hayton Guenther
Cats
Lawson Crouse (UTA) threw 6 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.Crouse

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)UTA attacks right (top on phones) →

UTA
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · UTA 62 · LAK 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

UTA
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

UTA 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 33% of the game, UTA 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

UTA

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	UTA
	58	56
	1.91	2.44
	1.88	2.37
	6	12
	11	4
	38	30
	+0.058	−0.058
	33%	30%

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

L1Fiala – Byfield – Laferriere
13:2750% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Kuzmenko
12:1852% CF
L3Danault – Foegele – Moore
10:1836% CF
L4Lewis – Malott – Helenius
5:5664% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
18:2846% CF
D2Edmundson – Gavrikov
18:0367% CF
D3Moverare – Clarke
10:1320% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Kuzmenko
0:57100% CF
PP2Danault – Foegele – Moore – Byfield – Clarke
0:53100% CF
PK1FFoegele – Byfield
2:00
PK2FDanault – Moore
1:54
PK1DGavrikov – Anderson
1:34
PK2DDoughty – Edmundson
0:09

Current LAK line combinations →

Utah Mammoth

L1Bjugstad – Kerfoot – Stenlund
11:3244% CF
L2Keller – Guenther – Cooley
11:1538% CF
L3Crouse – McBain – Doan
10:5847% CF
L4Schmaltz – Yamamoto – Hayton
7:5774% CF
D1Marino – Sergachev
16:0348% CF
D2Cole – Durzi
12:1648% CF
D3Maatta – Kesselring
10:3250% CF

PP1Schmaltz – Keller – Sergachev – Hayton – Guenther
3:25100% CF
PP2Yamamoto – Durzi – McBain – Doan – Cooley
0:20100% CF
PK1FHayton – McBain
0:57
PK2FKerfoot – Stenlund
0:51
PK1DMaatta – Sergachev
0:57
PK2DCole – Marino
0:51

Current UTA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:56
LAKAdrian Kempe (Andrei Kuzmenko, Drew Doughty)deflected0.45 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, Anderson, KuzmenkoUTA: Marino, Keller, Sergachev, Guenther, Cooley
LAK 1 – 0 UTA
12:21
UTALawson Crouse (Josh Doan, Jack McBain)snap0.06 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Moverare, Clarke, KuzmenkoUTA: Cole, Crouse, Sergachev, McBain, Doan
LAK 1 – 1 UTA

3rd period

4:06
LAKKevin Fialasnap0.25 xG
LAK: Edmundson, Fiala, Gavrikov, ByfieldUTA: Schmaltz, Marino, Sergachev, Cooley
LAK 2 – 1 UTA
4:50
LAKTrevor Moore (Phillip Danault)backhand0.44 xG
LAK: Doughty, Danault, Moore, AndersonUTA: Keller, Durzi, Kesselring, Guenther
LAK 3 – 1 UTA
18:10
LAKDrew DoughtyEN (Quinton Byfield)wrist0.36 xG
LAK: Doughty, Fiala, Anderson, Byfield, LaferriereUTA: Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton, Guenther, Cooley
LAK 4 – 1 UTA
19:40
UTAJack McBainPP (Kailer Yamamoto, Sean Durzi)backhand0.04 xG
LAK: Edmundson, Danault, Gavrikov, MooreUTA: Yamamoto, Durzi, McBain, Doan, Cooley
LAK 4 – 2 UTA

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
Quinton Byfield R	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.14	0	1	0	19:39	—	—	58	47
Kevin Fiala L	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.40	1	0	0	18:31	—	—	55	42
Alex Laferriere R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.18	1	0	0	15:33	—	—	50	40
Anze Kopitar C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	2	18:18	—	—	49	55
Adrian Kempe R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.54	3	1	2	17:47	—	—	50	56
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.12	2	1	0	15:39	—	—	52	58
Trevor Moore L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.74	1	0	0	16:03	—	—	38	27
Phillip Danault C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	1	0	15:21	—	—	35	25
Warren Foegele L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	0	0	15:06	—	—	40	30
Trevor Lewis C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	3	1	0	8:58	—	—	69	84
Samuel Helenius C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	7:25	—	—	69	76
Jeff Malott L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	6:34	—	—	67	79
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	2	2	0	24:30	—	—	45	43
Drew Doughty D	D1	1	1	2	+3	2	0.43	2	0	0	22:24	—	—	47	44
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.02	2	2	0	25:21	—	—	66	57
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	1	0	2	21:42	—	—	67	61
Brandt Clarke D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	0	2	14:32	—	—	28	6
Jacob Moverare D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	10:30	—	—	24	2

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Darcy Kuemper(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	2.98	60:00

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Stenlund C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	0	2	2	15:29	—	—	46	86
Alexander Kerfoot C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	3	2	0	14:37	—	—	44	86
Nick Bjugstad C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	0	0	12:37	—	—	47	84
Clayton Keller R	L2	0	0	0	-3	4	0.23	0	2	0	18:17	—	—	38	24
Dylan Guenther R	L2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.23	1	0	0	17:56	—	—	41	29
Logan Cooley C	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.17	0	0	0	17:29	—	—	42	40
Jack McBain C	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.04	4	1	0	13:58	—	—	47	53
Josh Doan R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.15	1	0	0	13:54	—	—	44	47
Lawson Crouse L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.16	6	1	0	13:44	—	—	48	53
Barrett Hayton C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.42	0	0	0	16:22	—	—	65	81
Nick Schmaltz C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.60	1	1	0	13:58	—	—	67	83
Kailer Yamamoto R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.18	2	1	0	12:16	—	—	71	85
Mikhail Sergachev D	D1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.18	2	2	0	24:19	—	—	48	32
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:52	—	—	48	39
Sean Durzi D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.06	2	1	0	19:02	—	—	43	61
Ian Cole D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	4	0	18:04	—	—	55	74
Michael Kesselring D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	42	61
Olli Maatta D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	16:33	—	—	60	71

UTA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)	L	19	16	3	.842	2.43	59:46

Goal anatomy

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

Trevor Moore (LAK) 3rd 4:50 · assists Phillip Danault · Rush · loose puck · 17.2 mph shot · 3.9 s from entry to goal.

Trevor Moore · 3rd 4:50 · LAK

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.2 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Adrian Kempe · 2nd 6:56 · LAK

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 5.0 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s
Type: rebound

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Lawson Crouse · 2nd 12:21 · UTA

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 47.6 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 6.2 s

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Kevin Fiala · 3rd 4:06 · LAK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.2 mph
Distance: 18 ft

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Drew Doughty · 3rd 18:10 · LAK EN

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.3 mph
Distance: 27 ft

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Jack McBain · 3rd 19:40 · UTA PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3
Shot: 26.1 mph
Distance: 6 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.