Saros Has Not Blinked in Los Angeles as Nashville Leads
Filip Forsberg's two goals built the cushion while the Predators goalie has kept every Kings look off the board so far.
Written during the game · 11:35 PM ET. Final was NSH 3, LAK 0.
Juuse Saros has not allowed a goal yet, and he has faced 10 shots to get there. Nashville leads Los Angeles 2-0 with 14:59 played in the 2nd and 5:01 left in the period.
The Kings have not been shut out of good looks. Saros has made 4 saves on 4 high-danger chances, the closest-range, best-quality shots of the night. He is 10 for 10 overall.
There is a second way to read it. Expected goals, which is how many goals a team's chances should have been worth, put the Kings at 2.1 against Saros. Nashville's chances against him were worth 1.21 by the same measure, so the scoreboard is flattering him only slightly less than it looks. Los Angeles has generated more than that, and he has still held the line.
At the other end, Filip Forsberg has scored both goals, at 5:20 of the 1st and 10:32 of the 2nd, each at even strength. Nils Hoglander assisted on both.
It is a good start for Saros, nothing more yet. The goose egg is still intact.