Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles KingsOct 16, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	2	2	4		PIT	8	8	10	26
LAK	2	0	0	2		LAK	11	11	10	32

: PIT 48LAK 61
: PIT 3.72LAK 2.67
PP goals: PIT 1LAK 0
Hits: PIT 13LAK 23
Blocks: PIT 15LAK 10
PIM: PIT 4LAK 4
: PIT 39%LAK 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2 at LAK. Parker Wotherspoon (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:47 together.

Points
Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:45.Karlsson
Points
Parker Wotherspoon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:52.Wotherspoon
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Rakell) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:47 together.Malkin Crosby Karlsson Rust Rakell
New line
New look for LAK: Danault–Kempe–Kuzmenko skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Danault Kempe Kuzmenko
Usage
Erik Karlsson (PIT) played 18:45, −4:55 down on his 23:40 season average over 74 games.Karlsson
New line
New look for LAK: Foegele–Moore–Turcotte skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Foegele Moore Turcotte
New line
New look for LAK: Laferriere–Malott–Helenius skated 5:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laferriere Malott Helenius
New line
New look for PIT: Novak–Hallander–Tomasino skated 8:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Novak Hallander Tomasino

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

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

LAK
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · LAK 61 · PIT 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 27% of the game, LAK 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

PIT

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

LAK skaters (rows) against PIT skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the LAK side.

Matchup matrix

LAK xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	PIT	LAK
	47	62
	3.12	2.83
	2.90	2.64
	19	16
	0	4
	17	20
	−0.020	+0.020
	27%	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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
11:3137% CF
L2Malkin – Mantha – Brazeau
10:5438% CF
L3Acciari – Dewar – Lizotte
9:0841% CF
L4Novak – Hallander – Tomasino
8:3450% CF
D1Letang – Shea
15:0046% CF
D2Karlsson – Wotherspoon
14:4463% CF
D3Jones – Brunicke
13:5225% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Karlsson – Rust – Rakell
1:4750% CF
PP2Letang – Mantha – Novak – Brazeau – Tomasino
0:46100% CF
PK1FRust – Acciari
0:58
PK2FRakell – Hallander
0:56
PK1DWotherspoon – Shea
2:16
PK2DLetang – Jones
1:18

Current PIT line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Kempe – Kuzmenko
11:0152% CF
L2Armia – Fiala – Byfield
10:3656% CF
L3Foegele – Moore – Turcotte
9:2067% CF
L4Laferriere – Malott – Helenius
5:1533% CF
D1Ceci – Anderson
16:2354% CF
D2Doughty – Dumoulin
16:0375% CF
D3Edmundson – Clarke
14:2441% CF

PP1Fiala – Kempe – Turcotte – Byfield – Kuzmenko
1:49100% CF
PP2Doughty – Armia – Danault – Laferriere – Clarke
1:1114% CF
PK1FDanault – Moore
0:49
PK2FArmia – Laferriere
0:31
PK1DDumoulin – Ceci
1:09
PK2DEdmundson – Anderson
0:49

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	1.08	0	0	0	21:11	—	—	39	60
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	0	1	0	18:37	—	—	33	32
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.47	0	0	4	17:15	—	—	29	35
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.17	1	0	0	17:01	—	—	32	18
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	0	2	0	15:50	—	—	35	34
Justin Brazeau R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	0	0	13:56	—	—	47	49
Blake Lizotte C	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.26	2	1	0	15:15	—	—	54	80
Noel Acciari C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.15	2	1	0	12:18	—	—	48	64
Connor Dewar C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.12	2	0	0	12:09	—	—	54	86
Tommy Novak C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	0	0	0	12:38	—	—	46	49
Philip Tomasino R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	3	1	0	11:21	—	—	39	30
Filip Hallander C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.38	0	0	0	11:01	—	—	62	60
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.39	0	3	0	22:00	—	—	45	55
Ryan Shea D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	0	2	0	21:25	—	—	41	55
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.01	1	1	0	19:52	—	—	57	71
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	18:45	—	—	62	70
Harrison Brunicke D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:50	—	—	20	23
Caleb Jones D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	17:36	—	—	29	27

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Arturs Silovs(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	2.67	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Adrian Kempe R	L1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.45	0	0	2	18:56	—	—	59	41
Andrei Kuzmenko L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:42	—	—	56	35
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:43	—	—	55	31
Quinton Byfield R	L2	0	1	1	0	6	0.62	0	1	2	18:06	—	—	64	58
Joel Armia R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	2	0	0	17:38	—	—	58	48
Kevin Fiala L	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.56	0	0	0	17:37	—	—	65	54
Trevor Moore L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.06	0	0	0	15:45	—	—	62	57
Warren Foegele L	L3	1	0	1	-1	5	0.37	3	0	0	15:22	—	—	56	44
Alex Turcotte C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	14:16	—	—	65	45
Alex Laferriere R	L4	0	0	0	-2	3	0.22	5	0	0	14:30	—	—	44	58
Samuel Helenius C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	8:13	—	—	25	30
Jeff Malott L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:08	—	—	40	73
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	19:11	—	—	56	44
Cody Ceci D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:38	—	—	60	48
Drew Doughty D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.07	1	0	0	21:50	—	—	79	85
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	3	0	19:53	—	—	72	82
Brandt Clarke D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	2	1	0	17:39	—	—	43	25
Joel Edmundson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	3	0	17:11	—	—	41	20

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Forsberg(start)	L	25	22	3	.880	3.26	58:53

Goal anatomy

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

Warren Foegele (LAK) 1st 4:24 · assists Trevor Moore, Cody Ceci · Rebound · 15.6 mph shot.

Warren Foegele · 1st 4:24 · LAK

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 15.6 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Type: rebound

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Kevin Fiala · 1st 9:04 · LAK

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 22.2 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 6:37 · PIT PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 47.2 mph
Distance: 27 ft

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Connor Dewar · 2nd 7:18 · PIT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.9 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s

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Filip Hallander · 3rd 6:50 · PIT SH

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.3 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s
Type: rebound

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Sidney Crosby · 3rd 19:29 · PIT EN

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 67.4 mph
Distance: 108 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.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles KingsOct 16, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Los Angeles Kings 4–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Pittsburgh Penguins

Los Angeles Kings

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Los Angeles Kings

Goal anatomy

Warren Foegele · 1st 4:24 · LAK

Kevin Fiala · 1st 9:04 · LAK

Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 6:37 · PIT PP

Connor Dewar · 2nd 7:18 · PIT

Filip Hallander · 3rd 6:50 · PIT SH

Sidney Crosby · 3rd 19:29 · PIT EN