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Wed, Nov 11, 2009·RBC Center, Raleigh

Los Angeles Kings 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 83% of the time.

CAR winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK11317311531
CAR02111111224

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:31LAKRyan SmythPPAssists: Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar · Backhand, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:01LAKJarret StollAssists: Randy Jones, Wayne Simmonds · Deflected, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:25CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Rod Brind'Amour, Sergei Samsonov · Snap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:03CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Ray Whitney, Andrew Alberts · Snap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:41LAKRandy JonesPPGWGAssists: Justin Williams, Alex Frolov · Tip-in, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P3 10:05LAKWayne SimmondsAssists: Alex Frolov, Michal Handzus · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:19LAKJustin WilliamsENAssists: Ryan Smyth, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.67 xG5–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 3:24CARMatt Cullen: Boarding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:32CARBryan Rodney: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 11:42CARJoe Corvo: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 4:51LAKPeter Harrold: Elbowing2 min
  5. P2 11:51CARTom Kostopoulos: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P3 4:55CARScott Walker: Roughing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 19:21LAKWayne Simmonds: Interference2 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 SOG0CAR
43% to win57% to win
← LAK attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Cullen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKCAR
31Shots on goal24
4.4Expected goals2.1
58Shot attempts57
21Faceoffs won29
5Power plays2
4Penalty minutes10
23Hits42
18Blocked shots14
3Giveaways4
2Takeaways3

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.

CAR 2.1 xGLAK 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 72/100 · #312 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.58 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 83% of the time.

CAR winsLAK wins

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

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

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