Los Angeles Kings vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 15, 2018

Final / OTSaturday, Dec 15, 2018· PPG Paints Arena

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
LAK	0	2	1	0	3		LAK	15	9	13	4	41
PIT	2	1	0	1	4		PIT	12	13	8	3	36

: LAK 59PIT 54
: LAK 3.85PIT 2.90
PP goals: LAK 1PIT 1
Hits: LAK 36PIT 28
Blocks: LAK 11PIT 14
PIM: LAK 4PIT 6
: LAK 51%PIT 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Jake Muzzin (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Matt Murray (PIT) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +9 against a season average of 31.9; the win.

Points
Alex Iafallo had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:15.Iafallo
Points
Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:58.Rust
Points
Jake Muzzin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:37.Muzzin
Goalie
Matt Murray (PIT) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +9 against a season average of 31.9; the win.Murray
New line
New look for LAK: Amadio–Wagner–Luff skated 8:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Amadio Wagner Luff
Usage
Jamie Oleksiak (PIT) played 22:36, +8:01 up on his 14:35 season average over 56 games.Oleksiak
Goalie
Jonathan Quick (LAK) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +7 against a season average of 28.9; the overtime loss.Quick
New line
New look for LAK: Carter–Thompson–Leipsic skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Carter Thompson Leipsic

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · PIT 54 · LAK 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 46% of the game, PIT 18%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	55	47
	3.47	1.88
	3.40	1.79
	10	6
	5	1
	16	14
	+0.014	−0.014
	46%	18%

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

L1Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo
14:1041% CF
L2Amadio – Wagner – Luff
8:3163% CF
L3Carter – Thompson – Leipsic
7:1645% CF
L4Toffoli – Scherbak – Kempe
5:0655% CF
D1Doughty – Forbort
11:0839% CF
D2Muzzin – Walker
8:1555% CF
D3Fantenberg – Brickley
5:0980% CF

PP1Carter – Brown – Kopitar – Doughty – Iafallo
3:22100% CF
PP2Muzzin – Toffoli – Leipsic – Kempe – Luff
1:29
PK1FCarter – Toffoli
1:08
PK2FBrown – Kopitar
1:02
PK1DDoughty – Forbort
2:05
PK2DMuzzin – Fantenberg
1:43

Current LAK line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
14:5346% CF
L2Cullen – Grant – Wilson
10:1139% CF
L3Malkin – Kessel – Aston-Reese
9:5650% CF
L4Brassard – Sheahan – Pearson
8:4050% CF
D1Dumoulin – Oleksiak
19:3552% CF
D2Johnson – Pettersson
14:1050% CF
D3Maatta – Riikola
13:0940% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Kessel – Maatta – Guentzel
3:05100% CF
PP2Brassard – Rust – Pearson – Pettersson – Riikola
0:41100% CF
PK1FSheahan – Aston-Reese
1:30
PK2FCullen – Rust
1:30
PK1DJohnson – Maatta
2:33
PK2DDumoulin – Oleksiak
1:36

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:58
PITMatt CullenSH (Bryan Rust, Jack Johnson)snap0.18 xG
LAK: Brown, Doughty, Toffoli, Kempe, LuffPIT: Cullen, Johnson, Dumoulin, Rust
LAK 0 – 1 PIT
13:04
PITBryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel)snap0.13 xG
LAK: Doughty, Amadio, Wagner, Luff, BrickleyPIT: Crosby, Johnson, Rust, Guentzel, Pettersson
LAK 0 – 2 PIT

2nd period

3:22
LAKJake Muzzin (Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo)wrist0.15 xG
LAK: Brown, Kopitar, Muzzin, Iafallo, FantenbergPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Dumoulin, Oleksiak, Aston-Reese
LAK 1 – 2 PIT
8:29
PITTanner Pearsonwrist0.14 xG
LAK: Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Iafallo, BrickleyPIT: Brassard, Dumoulin, Sheahan, Oleksiak, Pearson
LAK 1 – 3 PIT
10:06
LAKMatt Luff (Austin Wagner, Drew Doughty)snap0.14 xG
LAK: Muzzin, Amadio, Wagner, Luff, WalkerPIT: Malkin, Johnson, Rust, Guentzel, Pettersson
LAK 2 – 3 PIT

3rd period

12:30
LAKAlex IafalloPP (Adrian Kempe, Jake Muzzin)slap0.04 xG
LAK: Muzzin, Leipsic, Kempe, Luff, IafalloPIT: Johnson, Sheahan, Maatta, Aston-Reese
LAK 3 – 3 PIT

OT period

3:59
PITPhil KesselPP (Evgeni Malkin, Olli Maatta)wrist0.12 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Doughty, ForbortPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Kessel, Maatta
LAK 3 – 4 PIT

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	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	1	2	0	24:11	—	—	45	29
Dustin Brown R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.23	1	1	2	22:10	—	—	47	32
Alex Iafallo L	L1	1	1	2	0	3	0.12	2	1	0	20:15	—	—	41	31
Matt Luff R	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.31	3	0	0	14:11	—	—	56	71
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	13:01	—	—	64	75
Austin Wagner L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:26	—	—	67	73
Jeff Carter C	L3	0	0	0	0	6	1.06	4	0	0	17:27	—	—	50	81
Nate Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	0	0	0	15:10	—	—	55	71
Brendan Leipsic L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	3	0	2	13:25	—	—	59	79
Tyler Toffoli C	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.41	0	1	0	16:17	—	—	59	95
Adrian Kempe R	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.09	1	0	0	14:11	—	—	56	95
Nikita Scherbak R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.54	3	0	0	8:33	—	—	67	87
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	1	1	-3	4	0.10	0	1	0	29:13	—	—	46	38
Derek Forbort D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	5	2	0	21:43	—	—	44	71
Jake Muzzin D	D2	1	1	2	+2	4	0.34	4	2	0	22:37	—	—	55	49
Sean Walker D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.13	4	0	0	15:34	—	—	63	67
Oscar Fantenberg D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	3	1	0	16:41	—	—	62	82
Daniel Brickley D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:52	—	—	65	75

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	O	36	32	4	.889	2.90	63:59

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.20	0	0	0	22:55	—	—	47	50
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.51	0	0	0	21:03	—	—	47	45
Bryan Rust R	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.32	1	0	0	18:58	—	—	47	41
Matt Cullen C	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.22	0	1	0	14:27	—	—	40	24
Derek Grant C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	1	2	12:15	—	—	37	12
Garrett Wilson L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	4	0	2	11:12	—	—	39	24
Phil Kessel R	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.30	0	0	0	18:06	—	—	47	16
Evgeni Malkin C	L3	0	1	1	-2	3	0.23	0	0	0	17:30	—	—	47	14
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	7	0	0	12:39	—	—	50	20
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:11	—	—	50	48
Tanner Pearson L	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.71	1	1	0	11:42	—	—	47	48
Derick Brassard C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.15	0	0	0	11:12	—	—	53	46
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	0	0	23:32	—	—	53	47
Jamie Oleksiak D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	0	0	22:36	—	—	52	46
Jack Johnson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	21:12	—	—	42	26
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	5	3	0	17:18	—	—	50	37
Olli Maatta D	D3	0	1	1	0	3	0.07	0	5	2	21:20	—	—	32	21
Juuso Riikola D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:31	—	—	44	17

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	41	38	3	.927	3.85	63:55

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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.