Final
ANA at LAK game report
Ducks
2–6
Kings
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. PT · Crypto.com Arena
Kings beat the Ducks 6–2 and earned it, out-chancing them 2.9–1.8 in expected goals and 12–6 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
LAKANA
- 6Goals2
- 2.91Expected goals1.83
- 1.625-on-5 expected goals1.50
- 12High-danger chances6
- 20Shots on goal19
- 47Shot attempts49
- 345-on-5 shot attempts44
- 4:57Power-play time3:55
5-on-5 shares for LAK: 43.6% of shot attempts, 52.0% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
KingsDucksCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Ducks shooting ←→ Kings shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| LAK at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 51:08 | 34–44 | 1.62–1.50 | 4–1 |
| Power play | 4:57 | 13–5 | 1.29–0.33 | 2–1 |
| Shorthanded | 3:55 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as LAK–ANA. “Power play” means LAK had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Kuemper LAK | 17/19 | .895 | 1.83 | -0.17 |
| Lukas Dostal ANA | 14/20 | .700 | 2.91 | -3.09 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kempe LAK | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0.80 |
| Artemi Panarin LAK | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.54 |
| Leo Carlsson ANA | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Scott Laughton LAK | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.36 |
| Erik Haula LAK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.31 |
| Alex Turcotte LAK | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Nikita Nesterenko ANA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Cutter Gauthier ANA | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.18 |
| Quinton Byfield LAK | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 |
| Nico Myatovic ANA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.18 |
Three stars
- ★A. TurcotteLAK · 2G 1A
- ★★M. ZuccarelloLAK · 1G 2A
- ★★★D. DoughtyLAK · 0G 3A
Scoring
Period 1
- 07:06ANA N. Nesterenko (from T. Washe, J. Caulfield)1–0
- 08:44LAK S. Laughton (from E. Haula, C. Ceci)1–1
- 16:32ANA B. Sennecke pp (from L. Carlsson, C. Gauthier)2–1
- 19:18LAK A. Kempe (from B. Dumoulin, D. Doughty)2–2
Period 2
- 08:56LAK M. Zuccarello pp (from A. Panarin, A. Kempe)2–3
Period 3
- 01:39LAK A. Turcotte (from D. Doughty, M. Zuccarello)2–4
- 08:56LAK A. Turcotte (from M. Zuccarello)2–5
- 11:52LAK E. Haula pp (from A. Turcotte, D. Doughty)2–6