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Thu, Oct 15, 2009·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Los Angeles Kings 2, Detroit Red Wings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 58% of the time.

DET winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK1801117226
DET07210214531

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 5:41LAKDustin BrownAssists: Matt Greene, Jarret Stoll · Backhand, 0.29 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:33DETJonathan EricssonAssists: Justin Abdelkader · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:47DETTomas HolmstromPPAssists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski · Tip-in, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 3:24DETHenrik ZetterbergGWGAssists: Nicklas Lidstrom · Tip-in, 0.03 xG1–3
  5. P3 11:57LAKJustin WilliamsAssists: Sean O'Donnell, Anze Kopitar · Tip-in, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:43DETKirk MaltbyAssists: Todd Bertuzzi · Slap, 0.11 xG2–4
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 3:28DETNiklas Kronwall: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 1:15LAKDavis Drewiske: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 8:02LAKTeddy Purcell: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:44LAKRyan Smyth: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 18:17LAKSean O'Donnell: Boarding2 min
  6. P3 1:27DETKirk Maltby: Interference2 min
  7. P3 3:21LAKJarret Stoll: Holding2 min
  8. P3 8:11DETKirk Maltby: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 8:37LAKRyan Smyth: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 9:01DETNiklas Kronwall: Holding2 min
  11. P3 16:46LAKMatt Greene: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 17:47DETBrian Rafalski: Holding2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
43% to win57% to win
← LAK attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zetterberg won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKDET
26Shots on goal31
1.9Expected goals2.3
45Shot attempts60
32Faceoffs won29
5Power plays6
14Penalty minutes10
19Hits25
15Blocked shots10
12Giveaways12
12Takeaways6

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

DET 2.3 xGLAK 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.

Excitement 46/100 · #654 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.35 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 58% of the time.

DET winsLAK wins

Simulated goal difference (DET − LAK), 10,000 replays

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).