Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles KingsDec 30, 2023

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
EDM	0	2	0	0	1	3		EDM	2	13	10	1	26
LAK	2	0	0	0	0	2		LAK	11	7	7	3	28

: EDM 57LAK 57
: EDM 3.48LAK 2.56
PP goals: EDM 1LAK 1
Hits: EDM 22LAK 29
Blocks: EDM 16LAK 12
PIM: EDM 8LAK 8
: EDM 49%LAK 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Edmonton Oilers edge Los Angeles Kings 3–2 (SO)

Edmonton Oilers beat Los Angeles Kings 3–2 in a shootout at LAK. Connor McDavid (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:02 together.

Points
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:06.Kempe
Points
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:52.McDavid
PP1
EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:02 together.Hyman Nugent-Hopkins Draisaitl McDavid Bouchard
Usage
Evan Bouchard (EDM) played 29:01, +6:06 up on his 22:55 season average over 80 games.Bouchard
New line
New look for EDM: Brown–Janmark–Ryan skated 6:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brown Janmark Ryan
Usage
Connor McDavid (EDM) played 25:52, +4:34 up on his 21:18 season average over 75 games.McDavid
Usage
Drew Doughty (LAK) played 30:26, +4:42 up on his 25:44 season average over 81 games.Doughty
Usage
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) played 23:48, +4:14 up on his 19:34 season average over 79 games.Nugent-Hopkins

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

← EDM attacks left (bottom on phones)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
EDM
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · LAK 57 · EDM 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
EDM
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK pressure
EDM pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: EDM 36% of the game, LAK 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

EDM

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	EDM	LAK
	47	47
	2.77	2.00
	2.59	1.95
	12	10
	2	2
	12	10
	+0.013	−0.013
	36%	38%

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.

Edmonton Oilers

L1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid
12:5957% CF
L2Draisaitl – Foegele – McLeod
9:5050% CF
L3Brown – Janmark – Ryan
6:1029% CF
L4Erne – Hamblin – Lavoie
3:5075% CF
D1Ekholm – Bouchard
18:3648% CF
D2Ceci – Nurse
15:3448% CF
D3Kulak – Desharnais
9:2842% CF

PP1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – McDavid – Bouchard
5:0292% CF
PK1FNugent-Hopkins – Ryan
2:43
PK2FFoegele – McLeod
1:25
PK1DCeci – Nurse
3:54
PK2DEkholm – Desharnais
1:42

Current EDM line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Fiala – Moore
12:5743% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Byfield
12:1168% CF
L3Dubois – Kaliyev – Laferriere
6:0057% CF
L4Lewis – Grundstrom – Lizotte
4:4586% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
20:3643% CF
D2Gavrikov – Roy
15:5350% CF
D3Englund – Spence
9:0278% CF

PP1Danault – Dubois – Moore – Kaliyev – Spence
2:57100% CF
PP2Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Byfield
2:51100% CF
PK1FKopitar – Kempe
1:29
PK2FDanault – Moore
1:17
PK1DGavrikov – Roy
2:35
PK2DDoughty – Anderson
1:33

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:44
LAKKevin FialaPP (Adrian Kempe, Drew Doughty)slap0.09 xG
EDM: Ekholm, Brown, Janmark, DesharnaisLAK: Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield
EDM 0 – 1 LAK
18:49
LAKAdrian Kempe (Anze Kopitar, Quinton Byfield)snap0.05 xG
EDM: Ceci, Nurse, Draisaitl, Foegele, McLeodLAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Gavrikov, Roy, Byfield
EDM 0 – 2 LAK

2nd period

5:35
EDMConnor McDavidPP (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evan Bouchard)wrist0.07 xG
EDM: Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid, BouchardLAK: Kopitar, Kempe, Englund, Anderson
EDM 1 – 2 LAK
15:29
EDMLeon Draisaitl (Connor McDavid)wrist0.18 xG
EDM: Ekholm, Draisaitl, McDavid, BouchardLAK: Danault, Gavrikov, Roy, Moore
EDM 2 – 2 LAK

Decided in the shootout: EDM 3 – 2 LAK.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McDavid C	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.63	2	0	0	25:52	—	—	52	63
Zach Hyman L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	2	4	2	24:13	—	—	50	55
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	0	2	0	23:48	—	—	62	73
Leon Draisaitl C	L2	1	0	1	0	6	1.01	2	0	4	23:46	—	—	48	66
Ryan McLeod C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	1	0	0	18:23	—	—	46	27
Warren Foegele L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	2	1	0	15:11	—	—	42	30
Connor Brown R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.45	1	1	0	14:26	—	—	35	37
Derek Ryan C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	1	0	0	12:47	—	—	53	67
Mattias Janmark C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:30	—	—	39	65
Adam Erne L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	7:00	—	—	71	100
Raphael Lavoie C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	2	5:26	—	—	70	80
James Hamblin L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	0	0	5:17	—	—	50	48
Evan Bouchard D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.36	2	0	0	29:01	—	—	52	62
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	2	0	21:56	—	—	50	53
Darnell Nurse D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	1	2	0	23:09	—	—	50	60
Cody Ceci D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	0	0	22:41	—	—	50	60
Vincent Desharnais D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	4	0	13:25	—	—	43	47
Brett Kulak D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:53	—	—	53	59

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Stuart Skinner(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	2.56	65:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	1	0	21:48	—	—	42	21
Trevor Moore L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.26	2	0	0	21:01	—	—	46	22
Kevin Fiala L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.22	1	0	4	17:40	—	—	43	14
Anze Kopitar C	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.15	1	0	0	21:08	—	—	63	52
Adrian Kempe R	L2	1	1	2	+1	4	0.16	1	0	0	19:06	—	—	63	56
Quinton Byfield R	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.23	0	2	0	17:26	—	—	67	65
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.56	2	0	0	17:27	—	—	29	37
Alex Laferriere R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	13:09	—	—	33	42
Arthur Kaliyev R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	11:40	—	—	47	59
Carl Grundstrom R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	11:37	—	—	41	35
Blake Lizotte C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	1	0	0	8:46	—	—	60	61
Trevor Lewis C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.25	0	0	2	7:56	—	—	50	56
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	4	3	2	30:26	—	—	43	32
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	4	0	23:50	—	—	43	32
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:32	—	—	52	48
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	1	0	19:28	—	—	52	53
Jordan Spence D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	0	14:49	—	—	80	80
Andreas Englund D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:24	—	—	78	79

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	O	26	24	2	.923	3.48	64:41

Goal anatomy

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

Kevin Fiala (LAK PP) 1st 14:44 · assists Adrian Kempe, Drew Doughty · Odd-man rush · carried in · 5-on-3 at the blue line · 72.1 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Kevin Fiala · 1st 14:44 · LAK PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 72.1 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s
Type: one-timer

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Adrian Kempe · 1st 18:49 · LAK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 66.3 mph
Distance: 37 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Connor McDavid · 2nd 5:35 · EDM PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 25.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft

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Leon Draisaitl · 2nd 15:29 · EDM

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 13 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.