‹WED SEP 30›
3 games, finals
RecapThis page was the preview until puck drop.Wednesday 30 September · Ball Arena · Meeting No. 139
FINAL
By period
123T
Los Angeles1214
Colorado2428
Pre-game favourite—No price on file
First starN. MacKinnon2 G · 0 A
Game stats
31Shots29
3.1Expected goals2.8
0/4Power play4/5
17Hits19
15Blocks15
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Recap · data desk

Roy scores the winner as Colorado beat Los Angeles 8-4

Los Angeles out-shot Colorado 31-29.

Pucks & Stats Data Desk 30 Sep

1st period: B. Nelson (COL), B. Dumoulin (LAK), P. Kelly (COL). 2nd period: N. MacKinnon (COL), J. Armia (LAK), N. MacKinnon (COL), N. Roy (COL), T. Moore (LAK), A. Lehkonen (COL). 3rd period: A. Panarin (LAK), G. Landeskog (COL), A. Lehkonen (COL).

Brock Nelson led Colorado with 1 goal and 2 assists. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 27 of 31 shots. On expected goals it was Colorado 2.8, Los Angeles 3.1. The chances favoured the side that lost. On the power play Colorado went 4 for 5 and Los Angeles 0 for 4.

Shots29-31Colorado first
Power play4/5Colorado
Lead changes0
DecidedRegulationWinner at 16:01

How it turned

1st period
06:33Brock Nelson (goal 1)Assists: J. Schwartz, N. KadriPP0-1
15:14Brian Dumoulin (goal 1)Assists: A. Laferriere, A. TurcotteEV1-1
17:58Parker Kelly (goal 1)Assists: J. MansonEV1-2
2nd period
00:23Nathan MacKinnon (goal 1)Assists: N. Kadri, C. MakarPP1-3
01:28Joel Armia (goal 1)Assists: E. Haula, C. CeciSH2-3
08:33Nathan MacKinnon (goal 2)Assists: M. Necas, B. BurnsEV2-4
16:01Nicolas Roy (goal 1)Assists: J. Schwartz, P. KellyEV · GWG2-5
17:50Trevor Moore (goal 1)Assists: M. AndersonSH3-5
18:34Artturi Lehkonen (goal 1)Assists: B. Nelson, D. ToewsPP3-6
3rd period
11:51Artemi Panarin (goal 1)Assists: D. Doughty, A. LaferriereEV4-6
14:03Gabriel Landeskog (goal 1)Assists: C. MakarEV4-7
15:06Artturi Lehkonen (goal 2)Assists: B. Nelson, D. ToewsPP4-8

Where the goals came from

Los Angeles attacking leftColorado attacking right
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

How the chances built

Los Angeles 3.11 xGColorado 2.81 xGDots are goals · hover for the shot
00.511.522.533.542nd3rd1st

Running total of expected goals for each team, regulation and overtime. A steep climb is a spell of good chances; a goal dot above the other line came against the run of play.

The result

Market, pre-game—No price
Last season's table73.3% COLCalled it
Total goals12No total

What’s next

Los Angeles visit Vegas on Saturday 10 October. Colorado visit Winnipeg on Wednesday 7 October.


Full game data

Box score

Colorado

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI
11Brock Nelson1231021.4%19:14
62Artturi Lehkonen2023+1—19:27
29Nathan MacKinnon2028−240.0%17:44
17Parker Kelly1121+20.0%12:53
7Devon Toews0220+1—20:04
8Cale Makar0221−1—18:14
91Nazem Kadri0222+166.7%17:57
71Jaden Schwartz0221−1—12:49
92Gabriel Landeskog1011−166.7%17:52
10Nicolas Roy1012+133.3%12:12
88Martin Necas0114−10.0%19:11
84Brent Burns01100—15:23
42Josh Manson01110—14:31
27Brett Kulak0000+1—19:44
9Fedor Svechkov0000014.3%15:28
70Sam Malinski0002+1—14:27
13T.J. Hughes0002−360.0%13:35
47Noah Juulsen0000+1—11:15

Los Angeles

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI
14Alex Laferriere0222+1—15:31
10Artemi Panarin1012−2—20:16
2Brian Dumoulin1012−1—16:30
12Trevor Moore10120—14:56
40Joel Armia1012+1—12:55
8Drew Doughty0111−2—22:41
5Cody Ceci0111+3—19:24
44Mikey Anderson0112+1—19:21
15Alex Turcotte0111+183.3%15:35
56Erik Haula0113−136.4%15:26
9Adrian Kempe0003−2—19:23
55Quinton Byfield0003−287.5%18:59
92Brandt Clarke00010—18:57
36Mats Zuccarello0000+2—17:59
6Joel Edmundson00010—15:34
21Scott Laughton0003057.1%15:07
47Andre Lee00010—7:56
79Samuel Helenius0001020.0%6:59

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