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Thu, Nov 5, 2009·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Los Angeles Kings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 51% of the time.

LAK winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT1617010223
LAK17013412532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:27LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Justin Williams, Ryan Smyth · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P1 1:10PITJordan StaalAssists: Chris Conner, Jay McKee · Slap, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:51PITChris KunitzAssists: Brooks Orpik, Bill Guerin · Deflected, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:17LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Justin Williams, Drew Doughty · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:09LAKJarret StollGWGAssists: Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:32LAKMichal HandzusAssists: Alex Frolov, Wayne Simmonds · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:30LAKDustin BrownAssists: Jarret Stoll, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:52LAKMatt Greene: Holding2 min
  2. P2 1:15PITMatt Cooke: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 11:35PITMark Eaton: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 17:53LAKJustin Williams: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 17:53PITChris Kunitz: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 17:53LAKMichal Handzus: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 9:50LAKMatt Greene: Holding2 min
  8. P3 12:52PITSidney Crosby: Tripping2 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.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
43% to win57% to win
← PIT attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Crosby
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITLAK
23Shots on goal32
2.4Expected goals2.5
45Shot attempts61
23Faceoffs won35
3Power plays3
8Penalty minutes8
35Hits23
11Blocked shots6
10Giveaways11
8Takeaways3

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.

LAK 2.5 xGPIT 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKPIT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 58/100 · #520 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.60 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 51% of the time.

LAK winsPIT wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+3
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+5
+6
+7

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