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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Los Angeles 4, Arizona 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2021
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Francis Charron, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 3187
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Los Angeles 0134
Arizona 0112
Periods:
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1
Los Angeles   Arizona
  0:00 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
Shot by Alex Iafallo misses the net 0:26  
  0:30 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Mikey Anderson.
Giveaway by Adrian Kempe. 1:06  
  1:33 Conor Garland hits Gabriel Vilardi.
Carl Grundstrom hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 1:56  
Austin Strand blocks shot from Ilya Lyubushkin. 1:56  
  2:02 Oliver Ekman-Larsson hits Carl Grundstrom.
Blake Lizotte blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 2:06  
  2:11 Drake Caggiula hits Trevor Moore.
Andreas Athanasiou shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:24  
  2:45 Christian Fischer shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  2:49 John Hayden shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Austin Wagner hits John Hayden. 2:53  
  3:27 Giveaway by Clayton Keller.
  3:41 Tyler Pitlick hits Anze Kopitar.
Tobias Bjornfot hits Tyler Pitlick. 3:55  
  4:27 Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 4:28  
  5:02 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Carl Grundstrom.
Carl Grundstrom hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 5:08  
Takeaway by Andreas Athanasiou. 5:28  
Drew Doughty hits Jordan Oesterle. 5:40  
Austin Wagner hits Jordan Oesterle. 5:52  
  5:59 Nick Schmaltz shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 6:21  
  6:24 Christian Fischer blocks shot from Matt Roy.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 6:25  
Takeaway by Tobias Bjornfot. 6:35  
  6:51 Alex Goligoski shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Gabriel Vilardi shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 7:03  
Blake Lizotte hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 7:25  
  8:06 Giveaway by Jordan Oesterle.
  9:02 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  10:43 Christian Fischer hits Carl Grundstrom.
  10:55 Christian Fischer hits Drew Doughty.
  11:00 John Hayden hits Mikey Anderson.
  11:00 Giveaway by Niklas Hjalmarsson.
  12:13 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Olli Maatta.
Drew Doughty blocks shot from Drake Caggiula. 13:05  
Matt Roy hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 13:40  
  13:44 John Hayden hits Mikey Anderson.
  13:48 Johan Larsson hits Mikey Anderson.
  13:52 Christian Fischer hits Blake Lizotte.
  13:58 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Carl Grundstrom blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 14:05  
  14:10 Johan Larsson hits Carl Grundstrom.
  14:15 Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  14:40 Shot by Jordan Oesterle misses the net
  14:46 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Andreas Athanasiou.
Dustin Brown shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:22  
  15:31 Tyler Pitlick blocks shot from Mikey Anderson.
Gabriel Vilardi wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 15:32  
  15:54 Derick Brassard hits Tobias Bjornfot.
Mikey Anderson hits Clayton Keller. 16:23  
  16:30 Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net
Giveaway by Drew Doughty. 16:31  
  16:33 Shot by Oliver Ekman-Larsson misses the net
  16:54 Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:59  
Austin Strand shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:06  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 17:07  
Shot by Carl Grundstrom misses the net 17:15  
  17:21 Christian Fischer hits Austin Strand.
  18:22 Takeaway by Alex Goligoski.
  18:24 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 18:25  
Drew Doughty shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 18:38  
  18:39 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
Drew Doughty hits Lawson Crouse. 18:49  
  18:55 Tyler Pitlick hits Mikey Anderson.
  19:16 Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  19:19 Conor Garland shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 19:40  
  19:42 Nick Schmaltz shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
2
Los Angeles   Arizona
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 0:00  
Drew Doughty shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 0:38  
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from Nick Schmaltz. 0:56  
  0:59 Giveaway by Lawson Crouse.
Giveaway by Dustin Brown. 1:17  
  1:36 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  1:54 Derick Brassard hits Trevor Moore.
  2:18 Derick Brassard hits Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 2:25  
  2:26 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Michael Amadio.
  2:38 John Hayden hits Drew Doughty.
  2:52 Christian Fischer shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  2:53 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Alex Iafallo.
  2:58 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  3:27 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Gabriel Vilardi.
  3:35 Shot by Tyler Pitlick misses the net
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:46  
Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 3:53  
  3:56 Oliver Ekman-Larsson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Grundstrom.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 3:56  
Giveaway by Drew Doughty. 4:20  
  4:37 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Gabriel Vilardi.
Alex Iafallo scores a power play goal. Assisted by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. 4:37  
  5:44 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  5:45 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Michael Amadio.
Austin Wagner blocks shot from Niklas Hjalmarsson. 5:48  
  5:56 Giveaway by Niklas Hjalmarsson.
  6:07 Niklas Hjalmarsson blocks shot from Andreas Athanasiou.
  6:12 Drake Caggiula hits Matt Roy.
Matt Roy hits John Hayden. 6:29  
  6:34 John Hayden hits Tobias Bjornfot.
  6:45 Shot by Christian Fischer misses the net
Carl Grundstrom hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 6:47  
Blake Lizotte blocks shot from Christian Fischer. 6:56  
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from John Hayden. 7:15  
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 7:20  
  7:37 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Matt Roy blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 7:50  
  8:08 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from Alex Goligoski. 8:28  
Matt Roy blocks shot from Nick Schmaltz. 8:30  
Adrian Kempe hits Niklas Hjalmarsson. 9:10  
Austin Strand hits Lawson Crouse. 9:17  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 9:59  
Drew Doughty penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drake Caggiula. 9:59  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 10:52  
Adrian Kempe blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 11:23  
  11:32 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  11:48 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  11:48 Derick Brassard scores a power play goal. Assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Phil Kessel.
Trevor Moore shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:22  
Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 12:42  
  12:48 Niklas Hjalmarsson blocks shot from Mikey Anderson.
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:49  
Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 12:50  
  13:10 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  14:57 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Carl Grundstrom shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 15:06  
  15:30 Jakob Chychrun blocks shot from Blake Lizotte.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 15:52  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 16:09  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 16:09  
Shot by Mikey Anderson misses the net 16:32  
  16:41 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Gabriel Vilardi.
Drew Doughty hits Lawson Crouse. 16:42  
Drew Doughty hits Lawson Crouse. 16:49  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 16:58  
  16:59 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
Drew Doughty blocks shot from Conor Garland. 18:06  
Drew Doughty penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Garland. 18:11  
  18:11 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  18:28 Shot by Tyler Pitlick misses the net
  19:24 Shot by Conor Garland misses the net
  19:32 Shot by Nick Schmaltz misses the net
  19:49 Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  19:53 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Austin Strand penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Garland. 19:59  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 19:59  
3
Los Angeles   Arizona
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 0:00  
Anze Kopitar hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 0:24  
  0:38 Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
Trevor Moore scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Mikey Anderson and Drew Doughty. 0:52  
Gabriel Vilardi wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz. 0:52  
  0:52 Team penalty for Arizona delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by John Hayden.
Dustin Brown hits Conor Garland. 1:55  
Shot by Anze Kopitar misses the net 2:28  
Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 2:32  
Austin Wagner hits Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 3:00  
Austin Wagner hits Jordan Oesterle. 3:08  
  3:14 Jordan Oesterle hits Adrian Kempe.
  3:18 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Olli Maatta.
  3:40 Ilya Lyubushkin blocks shot from Adrian Kempe.
  3:46 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Adrian Kempe.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 3:57  
  4:08 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Anze Kopitar.
  4:08 Team penalty for Arizona too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Phil Kessel.
Drew Doughty shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 5:22  
Shot by Dustin Brown misses the net 5:33  
  5:42 Alex Goligoski blocks shot from Adrian Kempe.
  6:22 Derick Brassard hits Tobias Bjornfot.
Gabriel Vilardi wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 6:26  
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from Derick Brassard. 6:47  
  6:55 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  6:57 Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net
  7:02 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
Carl Grundstrom hits Alex Goligoski. 7:07  
Trevor Moore penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Clayton Keller. 8:02  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 8:02  
Mikey Anderson blocks shot from Clayton Keller. 8:17  
  8:39 Conor Garland shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  9:11 Nick Schmaltz shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
  9:12 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte.
  9:28 Oliver Ekman-Larsson shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 9:29  
  9:36 Tyler Pitlick hits Tobias Bjornfot.
  9:41 Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jordan Oesterle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.
Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 9:41  
  9:57 Shot by John Hayden misses the net
  10:10 Giveaway by John Hayden.
Drew Doughty shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:12  
Michael Amadio shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 10:15  
  10:19 John Hayden blocks shot from Austin Wagner.
Adrian Kempe hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 10:44  
  10:51 Takeaway by Conor Garland.
  11:30 Lawson Crouse hits Olli Maatta.
  11:40 Shot by Tyler Pitlick misses the net
  12:28 Drake Caggiula hits Blake Lizotte.
Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 12:33  
Gabriel Vilardi scores. Assisted by Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty. 12:52  
Anze Kopitar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 12:52  
  13:00 Tyler Pitlick hits Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Tyler Pitlick. 13:10  
  13:47 Derick Brassard hits Michael Amadio.
Mikey Anderson hits Nick Schmaltz. 14:36  
Anze Kopitar blocks shot from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. 15:15  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 15:25  
Anze Kopitar blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 16:34  
Giveaway by Dustin Brown. 16:45  
  16:52 Conor Garland shoots Saved by Calvin Petersen.
Tobias Bjornfot hits Clayton Keller. 16:58  
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from Conor Garland. 17:26  
Dustin Brown hits Conor Garland. 17:31  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Darcy Kuemper. 17:50  
  18:43 Derick Brassard hits Blake Lizotte.
Olli Maatta hits Tyler Pitlick. 19:35  
Alex Iafallo scores. Assisted by Anze Kopitar. 19:47  
Michael Amadio wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 19:47