Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota WildFeb 27, 2021

Final / OTSaturday, Feb 27, 2021· Xcel Energy Center

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Minnesota WildMIN

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
LAK	0	2	1	0	3		LAK	11	10	6	1	28
MIN	2	1	0	1	4		MIN	7	20	9	6	42

: LAK 57MIN 64
: LAK 1.27MIN 3.38
PP goals: LAK 2MIN 0
Hits: LAK 20MIN 18
Blocks: LAK 14MIN 18
PIM: LAK 6MIN 8
: LAK 56%MIN 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Los Angeles Kings 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Los Angeles Kings 4–3 in overtime at home. Adrian Kempe (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:38 together.

Points
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:43.Kempe
Points
Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 30:54.Doughty
Points
Mathew Dumba had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 27:39.Dumba
Points
Anze Kopitar had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:40.Kopitar
Points
Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:59.Greenway
PP1
LAK's first power-play unit (Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe and Iafallo) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:38 together.Brown Kopitar Doughty Kempe Iafallo
Goalie
Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 42 shots and stopped 38 (.905), +11 against a season average of 31.3; the overtime loss.Petersen
Usage
Mathew Dumba (MIN) played 27:39, +5:29 up on his 22:10 season average over 50 games.Dumba

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)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · MIN 64 · LAK 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 24% of the game, MIN 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	56	52
	1.03	1.99
	1.02	1.97
	2	6
	2	4
	6	6
	+0.038	−0.038
	24%	35%

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
12:1450% CF
L2Carter – Athanasiou – Vilardi
10:2241% CF
L3Wagner – Moore – Lizotte
9:3262% CF
L4Kempe – Amadio – Grundstrom
9:3173% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
20:4936% CF
D2Maatta – Walker
13:1067% CF
D3Roy – Bjornfot
11:0254% CF

PP1Brown – Kopitar – Doughty – Kempe – Iafallo
3:38100% CF
PP2Carter – Athanasiou – Grundstrom – Vilardi – Walker
1:18
PK1FKopitar – Iafallo
2:43
PK2FMoore – Lizotte
0:42
PK1DRoy – Bjornfot
1:23
PK2DDoughty – Anderson
1:20

Current LAK line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Rask – Kaprizov
14:0072% CF
L2Parise – Foligno – Hartman
10:4329% CF
L3Fiala – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
9:4236% CF
L4Bonino – Bjugstad – Sturm
7:1746% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
19:1768% CF
D2Suter – Spurgeon
15:0836% CF
D3Cole – Soucy
14:3538% CF

PP1Parise – Spurgeon – Rask – Dumba – Greenway
2:50100% CF
PP2Suter – Zuccarello – Fiala – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov
0:59100% CF
PK1FBonino – Sturm
2:09
PK2FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
0:52
PK1DBrodin – Dumba
3:48
PK2DSuter – Spurgeon
1:13

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:17
MINJoel Eriksson Ek (Kevin Fiala, Jordan Greenway)deflected0.11 xG
LAK: Brown, Kopitar, Roy, Iafallo, BjornfotMIN: Suter, Spurgeon, Fiala, Greenway, Eriksson Ek
LAK 0 – 1 MIN
17:25
MINNico Sturm (Nick Bjugstad, Mathew Dumba)backhand0.22 xG
LAK: Wagner, Roy, Moore, Lizotte, BjornfotMIN: Suter, Bonino, Spurgeon, Bjugstad, Sturm
LAK 0 – 2 MIN

2nd period

1:22
MINKirill Kaprizov (Victor Rask, Ryan Suter)snap0.17 xG
LAK: Carter, Maatta, Athanasiou, Vilardi, WalkerMIN: Suter, Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Rask, Kaprizov
LAK 0 – 3 MIN
2:51
LAKDrew DoughtyPP (Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar)wrist0.12 xG
LAK: Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, IafalloMIN: Foligno, Brodin, Dumba, Eriksson Ek
LAK 1 – 3 MIN
11:41
LAKAustin Wagnerwrist0.09 xG
LAK: Doughty, Amadio, Wagner, Moore, AndersonMIN: Parise, Brodin, Dumba, Fiala, Eriksson Ek
LAK 2 – 3 MIN

3rd period

17:15
LAKAdrian KempePP (Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar)wrist0.04 xG
LAK: Brown, Kopitar, Doughty, Kempe, IafalloMIN: Bonino, Brodin, Dumba, Eriksson Ek
LAK 3 – 3 MIN

OT period

4:59
MINMathew Dumba (Mats Zuccarello, Jordan Greenway)wrist0.20 xG
LAK: Carter, Brown, Doughty, MaattaMIN: Suter, Zuccarello, Dumba, Greenway
LAK 3 – 4 MIN

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	2	2	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	23:40	—	—	50	37
Alex Iafallo L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	20:01	—	—	52	35
Dustin Brown R	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.09	2	1	0	19:15	—	—	48	33
Andreas Athanasiou C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	44	26
Gabriel Vilardi C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:21	—	—	43	24
Jeff Carter C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.15	0	0	4	15:29	—	—	45	27
Trevor Moore L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	12:59	—	—	48	36
Blake Lizotte C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	11:22	—	—	64	31
Austin Wagner L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.09	2	1	0	11:00	—	—	50	37
Adrian Kempe R	L4	1	1	2	0	5	0.22	0	0	0	16:43	—	—	71	38
Michael Amadio R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:05	—	—	55	47
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	4	0	0	12:00	—	—	73	43
Drew Doughty D	D1	1	1	2	0	1	0.12	0	2	0	30:54	—	—	40	34
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	1	0	25:09	—	—	36	34
Sean Walker D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.16	1	3	0	18:08	—	—	63	47
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	0	1	0	17:54	—	—	68	41
Matt Roy D	D3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.17	1	2	0	16:30	—	—	54	23
Tobias Bjornfot D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	3	1	2	14:00	—	—	54	27

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cal Petersen(start)	O	42	38	4	.905	3.38	64:23

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.51	1	0	0	19:37	—	—	76	87
Victor Rask C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.12	1	0	0	19:28	—	—	70	83
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.24	0	0	0	18:16	—	—	67	84
Zach Parise L	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.24	0	0	0	18:12	—	—	41	26
Marcus Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	2	14:02	—	—	33	16
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:09	—	—	27	14
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	1	1	0	7	0.49	0	0	2	18:52	—	—	48	54
Jordan Greenway L	L3	0	2	2	+2	5	0.32	2	0	0	17:59	—	—	36	55
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.31	1	0	0	16:51	—	—	44	58
Nick Bonino C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	11:58	—	—	47	87
Nico Sturm C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.23	0	0	0	10:54	—	—	50	94
Nick Bjugstad C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.07	2	0	2	9:00	—	—	43	89
Mathew Dumba D	D1	1	1	2	0	2	0.24	3	1	0	27:39	—	—	68	67
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	24:27	—	—	68	67
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	0	0	+3	2	0.21	2	4	0	22:27	—	—	36	70
Ryan Suter D	D2	0	1	1	+4	3	0.37	0	2	0	18:57	—	—	37	71
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	2	15:47	—	—	37	49
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	4	0	15:11	—	—	38	49

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kaapo Kahkonen(start)	W	28	25	3	.893	1.27	64:33

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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.