WARNINGLAKfancoachgm
Paraded to the penalty box
Took 5 penalties for 20 minutes (opponent: 3 for 14).
Cut the stick infractions — the penalty differential is a controllable.
53
IMP
Morning report · executive brief
Los Angeles Kings
◆ By the ModelMon, Sep 21Latest file · Sat, Sep 192025-26last season· this season's sample isn't live yetAs of Sun, Sep 20
Executive summary
Last time out (Sat, Sep 19): VGK 4 - 2 LAK — a loss to the Golden Knights.
The model's top flag from that game: paraded to the penalty box — Took 5 penalties for 20 minutes (opponent: 3 for 14).
Kings: a outshot/run-and-gun team (0.0% 5v5 xG) with league-average goaltending, flagged for regression (2 signals).
Season complete · final ledger
83
Games filed
35
Wins (all)
48
Losses (all)
227
Goals for
251
Goals against
No scheduled fixture on file — counts from published recaps; OT/SO losses count as losses
Last game report card · VGK @ LAK · Sat, Sep 19
Graded vs a league-average game
Report card
DimensionVGKLAK
Special teams
▸Basis
VGK 0-for-4 on the power play (0%; league ≈21%) with 0.00 PP xG.
LAK 0-for-2 on the power play (0%; league ≈21%) with 0.00 PP xG.
F
48
F
48
Discipline
▸Basis
VGK Took 3 penalties for 14 PIM vs 5 for 20 on the other side.
LAK Took 5 penalties for 20 PIM vs 3 for 14 on the other side.
A-
90
D-
60
Source · NHL play-by-play · xG engine · luck graded separately
Five critical insights
Warning signs
WARNINGLAKfancoachgm
Paraded to the penalty box
Took 5 penalties for 20 minutes (opponent: 3 for 14).
Cut the stick infractions — the penalty differential is a controllable.
53
IMP
Regression watch
- Team finishing is -16 goals below xG — finishing should rebound.
- Darcy Kuemper sv% 89.1% is below replacement — goaltending should improve or change.
Schedule load · logistics
How hard is this team’s season, logistically? This grades the schedule itself — travel, rest, and clustering — separate from how good the team is.
Logistics, not talent
Schedule load
AVERAGE
Load index
48/ 100 · pctile vs league
The 17th-heaviest schedule in the league — 84 games, 1.3 days average rest.
Total travel
45,944
road miles flown
10
Back-to-backs
2 games, 0 days off
14
3-in-4s
3 games / 4 nights
15
4-in-6s
4 games / 6 nights
7
Longest road trip
5,614 mi
Rest-days distribution
0d10
1d50
2d15
3+d8
Nights of rest before each game · 0 days = red, 3+ = green
Rest advantage
18 games with more rest than the opponent · 22 with fewer · 43 even.
Hardest stretches
6 games in 10 days with 4,477 travel miles
Jan 15 – Jan 24
6 games in 10 days with 3,918 travel miles
Feb 24 – Mar 5
6 games in 10 days with 3,666 travel miles
Feb 8 – Feb 17
Source · NHL schedule · arena coordinates · rest & travel model
Recommended actions
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Cut the stick infractions — the penalty differential is a controllable.
Paraded to the penalty boxcoachgm