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Nashville PredatorsNSH 2–3 Final/SO Los Angeles KingsLAK

Monday, April 6, 2026

Final/SO 1st2nd3rdOTSO T SOG
Nashville PredatorsNSH 01100 2 31
Los Angeles KingsLAK 11001 3 28
Playoff odds, % Change
LAK +19.8
NSH -19.3

How the result moved each team's playoff odds, calculated Apr 6, 2026 9:03 PM EDT.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
5:36 LAK Joel Armia (12) Unassisted · wrist xG 0.06 0–1 ▶
2nd Period
4:29 NSH Steven Stamkos (39)PP Ryan O'Reilly (45), Roman Josi (40) · slap xG 0.20 1–1 ▶
13:57 LAK Scott Laughton (13) Jared Wright (4) · wrist xG 0.16 1–2 ▶
3rd Period
4:18 NSH Roman Josi (13) Filip Forsberg (35), Erik Haula (23) · slap xG 0.09 2–2 ▶
Overtime
No scoring
Shootout
LAK Trevor Moore vs Juuse Saros Saved
NSH Ryan O'Reilly vs Anton Forsberg Saved
LAK Adrian Kempe vs Juuse Saros Goal
NSH Filip Forsberg vs Anton Forsberg Saved
LAK Artemi Panarin vs Juuse Saros Missed
NSH Luke Evangelista vs Anton Forsberg Missed

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

NSH 68%Deserve to win32% LAK
NSHLAK
3.61Expected goals2.52
2Goals (no shootout)2
2.66Expected goals, 5 on 52.34
68Shot attempts64
49Unblocked attempts44
31Shots on goal28

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
18:42 NSH Deserve to win Deserve to win · NSH takes the lead, 65–35%
LAK had led since 5:36 of the 1st, by as much as 76%
3rd Period
4:00 NSH xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced LAK 1.37–0.00
In xG over 10 minutes, 16:10 of the 2nd to 6:10 of the 3rd; goals 1–0

Shot map

NSH shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ LAK shoots
Alex Laferriere: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 0:20) Quinton Byfield: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 0:24) Alex Laferriere: tip-in, 17 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 0:35) Brandt Clarke: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 1:14) Joakim Kemell: wrist, 92 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 2:31) Jeff Malott: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 3:02) Adam Wilsby: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 4:15) Zachary L'Heureux: slap, 55 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 4:25) Quinton Byfield: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 5:24) Scott Laughton: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 5:46) Anze Kopitar: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 6:09) Filip Forsberg: wrist, 66 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 6:35) Luke Evangelista: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 8:00) Brady Skjei: slap, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 8:48) Jonathan Marchessault: slap, 47 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 9:14) Drew Doughty: wrist, 134 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 10:46) Taylor Ward: backhand, 25 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 11:31) Taylor Ward: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 11:44) Jeff Malott: snap, 16 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 11:56) Jeff Malott: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 12:06) Jeff Malott: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 12:08) Artemi Panarin: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 14:47) Joel Edmundson: tip-in, 30 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 15:01) Artemi Panarin: wrist, 84 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 15:26) Justin Barron: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 16:21) Scott Laughton: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 17:19) Joel Armia: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 17:33) Brandt Clarke: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 17:46) Matthew Wood: tip-in, 26 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 18:04) Zachary L'Heureux: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 0:23) Scott Laughton: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 0:37) Scott Laughton: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 0:54) Roman Josi: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 1:45) Joel Edmundson: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.18 (P2 1:53) Brandt Clarke: backhand, 20 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 2:00) Brandt Clarke: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 2:08) Luke Evangelista: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 2:34) Adam Wilsby: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 3:02) Roman Josi: slap, 31 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 3:45) Ryan O'Reilly: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 4:06) Brandt Clarke: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 6:07) Luke Evangelista: wrist, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 6:14) Reid Schaefer: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 6:48) Reid Schaefer: deflected, 9 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 6:54) Fedor Svechkov: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 7:09) Fedor Svechkov: backhand, 17 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 7:11) Jeff Malott: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 7:47) Ryan O'Reilly: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.20 (P2 8:18) Jonathan Marchessault: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 8:25) Roman Josi: slap, 60 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 8:27) Anze Kopitar: tip-in, 17 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 11:39) Mikey Anderson: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 11:52) Quinton Byfield: wrist, 91 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 12:46) Samuel Helenius: slap, 32 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 13:38) Jared Wright: tip-in, 24 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 14:14) Steven Stamkos: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 14:43) Drew Doughty: slap, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 15:00) Jonathan Marchessault: tip-in, 15 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 15:31) Jeff Malott: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 16:09) Nick Perbix: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 16:16) Brady Skjei: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 16:20) Brady Skjei: slap, 63 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 16:25) Filip Forsberg: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 16:26) Filip Forsberg: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 16:57) Ryan O'Reilly: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 17:40) Tyson Jost: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 18:20) Justin Barron: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.23 (P2 18:39) Zachary L'Heureux: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.43 (P2 18:42) Filip Forsberg: slap, 34 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 4:15) Matthew Wood: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 5:36) Jeff Malott: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 6:20) Alex Laferriere: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 7:04) Jonathan Marchessault: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 8:10) Samuel Helenius: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 10:05) Roman Josi: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 10:44) Joel Edmundson: wrist, 48 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 12:24) Ryan O'Reilly: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 12:37) Filip Forsberg: wrist, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:43) Ryan Ufko: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:48) Jared Wright: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 16:54) Tyson Jost: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 17:13) Adam Wilsby: wrist, 41 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 18:12) Alex Laferriere: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.15 (P3 19:19) Filip Forsberg: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 19:45) Erik Haula: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.15 (OT 0:48) Quinton Byfield: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (OT 1:56) Artemi Panarin: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.07 (OT 2:34) Jonathan Marchessault: backhand, 12 ft, xG 0.20 (OT 2:52) Matthew Wood: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (OT 4:37) Joel Armia: GOAL, wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 5:36) Steven Stamkos: GOAL, slap, 28 ft, xG 0.20 (P2 4:29) Scott Laughton: GOAL, wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 13:57) Roman Josi: GOAL, slap, 36 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 4:18)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Nashville Predators

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
90 Ryan O'Reilly 011 0 50.48 0222:10
91 Steven Stamkos 101 0 30.25 1021:38
9 Filip Forsberg 011 +1 80.22 3120:41
81 Jonathan Marchessault 000 +1 50.39 2019:25
71 Matthew Wood 000 -2 60.26 1017:14
77 Luke Evangelista 000 -1 30.15 1016:41
56 Erik Haula 011 +1 20.15 2315:41
17 Tyson Jost 000 -2 40.12 1113:57
68 Zachary L'Heureux 000 0 50.48 4213:49
9 Fedor Svechkov 000 0 20.14 1110:29
25 Joakim Kemell 000 -1 20.00 4010:11
49 Reid Schaefer 000 0 20.12 2009:54
Defense
59 Roman Josi 112 +1 70.36 0028:09
76 Brady Skjei 000 0 40.04 0122:45
2 Adam Wilsby 000 0 40.11 1122:25
72 Justin Barron 000 0 40.26 1522:00
48 Nick Perbix 000 -2 10.09 0214:26
12 Ryan Ufko 000 -1 10.01 0113:25
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Juuse Saros 28226 .929 2.52 +0.52

Los Angeles Kings

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
10 Artemi Panarin 000 -1 40.16 0020:52
55 Quinton Byfield 000 0 50.19 1120:52
14 Alex Laferriere 000 0 80.31 5020:45
11 Anze Kopitar 000 -1 20.09 0119:48
9 Adrian Kempe 000 -1 00.00 0019:21
12 Trevor Moore 000 0 20.00 0117:43
21 Scott Laughton 101 +2 70.30 1115:05
40 Joel Armia 101 +2 20.11 1014:56
25 Jared Wright 011 +2 20.11 1013:22
17 Taylor Ward 000 0 30.11 1008:31
39 Jeff Malott 000 0 80.62 2007:47
79 Samuel Helenius 000 0 20.13 4007:41
Defense
8 Drew Doughty 000 -1 30.02 0225:14
44 Mikey Anderson 000 -1 40.03 1323:31
92 Brandt Clarke 000 +1 70.10 0721:29
6 Joel Edmundson 000 +1 40.25 1020:55
5 Cody Ceci 000 +1 00.00 0217:45
2 Brian Dumoulin 000 +1 10.00 0016:03
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Anton Forsberg 31229 .935 3.61 +1.61

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Nashville Predators

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
59 Roman Josi D +1.84 +1.30 +0.23 +0.35 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 28:09
56 Erik Haula L +1.81 +0.55 +0.09 +1.10 0.00 -0.08 +0.15 — 15:41
9 Filip Forsberg L +1.20 +0.70 +0.14 +0.36 0.00 -0.01 +0.01 — 20:41
81 Jonathan Marchessault R +1.14 0.00 +0.25 +0.73 +0.15 +0.01 0.00 — 19:25
90 Ryan O'Reilly C +1.04 +0.70 +0.31 -0.06 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 22:10
20 Justin Barron D +1.02 0.00 +0.17 +0.60 0.00 0.00 +0.25 — 22:00
83 Adam Wilsby D +0.91 0.00 +0.07 +0.83 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 22:25
91 Steven Stamkos C +0.85 +0.75 +0.16 -0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 21:38
17 Tyson Jost C +0.72 0.00 +0.08 +0.60 0.00 -0.01 +0.05 — 13:57
68 Zachary L'Heureux L +0.64 0.00 +0.31 +0.23 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 13:49
76 Brady Skjei D +0.54 0.00 +0.02 +0.50 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 22:45
74 Juuse Saros G +0.52 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.52 65:00
77 Luke Evangelista R +0.33 0.00 +0.10 +0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 16:41
40 Fedor Svechkov C -0.10 0.00 +0.09 -0.23 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 10:29
71 Matthew Wood R -0.45 0.00 +0.17 -0.61 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 — 17:14
49 Reid Schaefer L -0.67 0.00 +0.08 -0.68 0.00 -0.02 -0.04 — 9:54
85 Ryan Ufko D -0.67 0.00 0.00 -0.70 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 13:25
48 Nick Perbix D -0.89 0.00 +0.06 -1.17 +0.15 0.00 +0.08 — 14:26
25 Joakim Kemell R -1.01 0.00 0.00 -1.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 10:11

Los Angeles Kings

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
31 Anton Forsberg G +1.61 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +1.61 65:00
53 Jared Wright R +1.52 +0.70 +0.07 +0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 13:22
40 Joel Armia R +1.23 +0.75 +0.07 +0.39 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 14:56
21 Scott Laughton C +1.18 +0.75 +0.19 +0.30 -0.15 +0.05 +0.03 — 15:05
39 Jeff Malott L +1.02 0.00 +0.40 +0.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 7:47
92 Brandt Clarke D +0.80 0.00 +0.06 +0.41 0.00 0.00 +0.33 — 21:29
52 Taylor Ward R +0.61 0.00 +0.07 +0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 8:31
79 Samuel Helenius C +0.59 0.00 +0.08 +0.52 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 7:41
6 Joel Edmundson D +0.56 0.00 +0.16 +0.42 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 20:55
11 Anze Kopitar C +0.04 0.00 +0.06 -0.12 0.00 +0.07 +0.03 — 19:48
8 Drew Doughty D -0.14 0.00 +0.01 -0.21 0.00 0.00 +0.06 — 25:14
10 Artemi Panarin L -0.26 0.00 +0.11 -0.34 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 20:52
5 Cody Ceci D -0.27 0.00 0.00 -0.37 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 17:45
9 Adrian Kempe R -0.29 0.00 0.00 -0.27 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 19:21
44 Mikey Anderson D -0.30 0.00 +0.02 -0.31 -0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 23:31
2 Brian Dumoulin D -0.33 0.00 0.00 -0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 16:03
12 Trevor Moore L -0.73 0.00 0.00 -0.76 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 17:43
55 Quinton Byfield R -0.80 0.00 +0.12 -1.01 0.00 0.00 +0.09 — 20:52
14 Alex Laferriere R -1.05 0.00 +0.20 -1.22 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 20:45

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.