Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota WildOct 19, 2023

FinalThursday, Oct 19, 2023· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
LAK	4	0	3	7		LAK	7	11	9	27
MIN	2	0	1	3		MIN	8	14	10	32

: LAK 50MIN 58
: LAK 3.35MIN 2.64
PP goals: LAK 0MIN 0
Hits: LAK 22MIN 28
Blocks: LAK 8MIN 13
PIM: LAK 6MIN 0
: LAK 39%MIN 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings rout Minnesota Wild 7–3

Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota Wild 7–3 at MIN. Pierre-Luc Dubois (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK scored 7 goals on 3.35 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:50.Dubois
Points
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:53.Kempe
Points
Kevin Fiala had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:18.Fiala
Luck
LAK scored 7 goals on 3.35 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for MIN: Johansson–Eriksson Ek–Walker skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Johansson Eriksson Ek Walker
Usage
Kevin Fiala (LAK) played 14:18, −3:47 down on his 18:05 season average over 81 games.Fiala
Usage
Marcus Johansson (MIN) played 19:20, +3:29 up on his 15:51 season average over 77 games.Johansson
Usage
Matt Roy (LAK) played 24:13, +3:22 up on his 20:51 season average over 80 games.Roy

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 108 of 108 attempts · MIN 58 · LAK 50

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 32% of the game, MIN 32%.

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
	55	54
	2.31	2.59
	2.29	2.50
	6	5
	2	2
	12	8
	−0.071	+0.071
	32%	32%

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 – Dubois – Laferriere
12:5844% CF
L2Danault – Moore – Kaliyev
12:3463% CF
L3Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield
12:3141% CF
L4Lewis – Grundstrom – Lizotte
7:5469% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
17:2045% CF
D2Gavrikov – Roy
14:2454% CF
D3Englund – Spence
5:3350% CF

PK1FLewis – Lizotte
1:54
PK2FKopitar – Danault
1:16
PK1DDoughty – Anderson
2:39
PK2DGavrikov – Roy
2:11

Current LAK line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
13:0146% CF
L2Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Walker
11:5459% CF
L3Foligno – Gaudreau – Rossi
11:1140% CF
L4Maroon – Duhaime – Dewar
8:4544% CF
D1Middleton – Faber
14:4344% CF
D2Brodin – Addison
14:0544% CF
D3Merrill – Mermis
12:4861% CF

PP1Johansson – Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Addison
3:4588% CF
PP2Foligno – Brodin – Hartman – Gaudreau – Rossi
1:35100% CF

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:39
LAKCarl Grundstrom (Drew Doughty)snap0.11 xG
LAK: Lewis, Doughty, Grundstrom, Anderson, LizotteMIN: Maroon, Merrill, Mermis, Duhaime, Dewar
LAK 1 – 0 MIN
6:21
MINConnor Dewar (Jon Merrill, Dakota Mermis)wrist0.12 xG
LAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Roy, Dubois, LaferriereMIN: Maroon, Merrill, Duhaime, Dewar, Faber
LAK 1 – 1 MIN
8:00
MINKirill Kaprizov (Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello)tip-in0.09 xG
LAK: Doughty, Danault, Moore, Anderson, KaliyevMIN: Zuccarello, Brodin, Hartman, Kaprizov, Addison
LAK 1 – 2 MIN
15:46
LAKVladislav Gavrikov (Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar)backhand0.08 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Gavrikov, Roy, ByfieldMIN: Johansson, Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Walker, Faber
LAK 2 – 2 MIN
19:02
LAKPierre-Luc Dubois (Kevin Fiala)deflected0.03 xG
LAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Roy, Dubois, LaferriereMIN: Maroon, Middleton, Duhaime, Dewar, Faber
LAK 3 – 2 MIN
19:14
LAKPierre-Luc Dubois (Kevin Fiala)wrist0.19 xG
LAK: Fiala, Gavrikov, Roy, Dubois, LaferriereMIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, Kaprizov, Faber
LAK 4 – 2 MIN

3rd period

10:13
LAKTrevor Moore (Arthur Kaliyev, Andreas Englund)snap0.20 xG
LAK: Doughty, Danault, Englund, Moore, KaliyevMIN: Zuccarello, Hartman, Mermis, Middleton, Kaprizov
LAK 5 – 2 MIN
14:38
MINJoel Eriksson Ek (Marcus Johansson, Patrick Maroon)snap0.18 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Englund, Roy, LaferriereMIN: Maroon, Johansson, Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Faber
LAK 5 – 3 MIN
17:41
LAKAdrian KempeEN (Matt Roy)wrist0.54 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Gavrikov, Roy, ByfieldMIN: Maroon, Johansson, Zuccarello, Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Addison
LAK 6 – 3 MIN
18:52
LAKBlake LizotteEN (Mikey Anderson)wrist0.42 xG
LAK: Lewis, Doughty, Anderson, LizotteMIN: Johansson, Zuccarello, Gaudreau, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison
LAK 7 – 3 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
Alex Laferriere R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	15:00	—	—	41	35
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	2	2	0	2	0.19	0	1	0	14:18	—	—	41	35
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	2	0	2	+1	3	0.32	1	0	0	13:50	—	—	46	43
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.43	0	0	0	17:53	—	—	57	57
Trevor Moore L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.36	1	0	0	15:10	—	—	63	64
Arthur Kaliyev R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.05	2	0	2	14:00	—	—	60	63
Anze Kopitar C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	1	1	0	17:26	—	—	39	28
Adrian Kempe R	L3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.71	7	0	2	15:53	—	—	42	37
Quinton Byfield R	L3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	0	2	14:35	—	—	40	30
Blake Lizotte C	L4	1	0	1	+2	1	0.42	1	0	0	12:04	—	—	64	91
Trevor Lewis C	L4	0	0	0	+2	0	0.26	0	0	0	11:20	—	—	69	91
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.11	0	0	0	10:33	—	—	64	88
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.12	1	1	0	24:06	—	—	53	57
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	3	1	0	23:05	—	—	46	51
Matt Roy D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.09	2	3	0	24:13	—	—	51	46
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	1	0	1	+3	2	0.10	0	1	0	22:26	—	—	51	49
Andreas Englund D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:03	—	—	58	42
Jordan Spence D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:13	—	—	44	35

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	W	32	29	3	.906	2.64	60:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	1	0	1	-2	4	0.41	1	0	20:40	—	—	52	49
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	1	1	-3	2	0.08	0	0	20:20	—	—	47	42
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	4	1	16:27	—	—	47	37
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.29	0	0	19:20	—	—	64	85
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	1	0	1	-2	4	0.42	1	0	19:18	—	—	68	86
Sammy Walker C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	12:44	—	—	58	68
Marco Rossi C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	15:35	—	—	44	33
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	2	0	15:13	—	—	40	19
Marcus Foligno L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	8	1	14:56	—	—	44	28
Patrick Maroon L	L4	0	1	1	-1	3	0.22	2	0	12:08	—	—	47	74
Connor Dewar C	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.12	1	0	10:48	—	—	41	62
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	4	1	10:45	—	—	42	53
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	1	3	20:06	—	—	53	60
Jake Middleton D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.09	2	3	18:27	—	—	34	35
Calen Addison D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.15	0	0	22:27	—	—	41	38
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.38	1	4	21:55	—	—	50	51
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	0	15:15	—	—	67	76
Dakota Mermis D	D3	0	1	1	-2	2	0.10	0	0	15:05	—	—	57	60

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	25	20	5	.800	2.13	58:31

Goal anatomy

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

Carl Grundstrom (LAK) 1st 2:39 · assists Drew Doughty · Dump and chase · dumped in · 56.7 mph shot · 7.5 s from entry to goal.

Carl Grundstrom · 1st 2:39 · LAK

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 56.7 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 7.5 s

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Vladislav Gavrikov · 1st 15:46 · LAK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 6.8 mph
Distance: 12 ft

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Pierre-Luc Dubois · 1st 19:14 · LAK

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.9 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 6.9 s
Type: rebound

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Trevor Moore · 3rd 10:13 · LAK

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.8 mph
Distance: 16 ft

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Adrian Kempe · 3rd 17:41 · LAK EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.1 mph
Distance: 18 ft

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Blake Lizotte · 3rd 18:52 · LAK EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.3 mph
Distance: 55 ft

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Connor Dewar · 1st 6:21 · MIN

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 51.4 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 8:00 · MIN

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.5 mph
Distance: 11 ft

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Pierre-Luc Dubois · 1st 19:02 · LAK

Play: deflection
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.1 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Joel Eriksson Ek · 3rd 14:38 · MIN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 69.6 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.