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Sun, Oct 10, 2010·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 78% of the time.

CGY winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK080717122
CGY01216214332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 11:31CGYCurtis GlencrossSHAssists: Brett Sutter · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P3 1:20CGYCraig ConroyGWGAssists: Brendan Morrison · Snap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P3 14:06LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:37CGYNiklas HagmanENAssists: Brendan Morrison · Wrist, 0.64 xG1–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 7:57LAKKevin Westgarth: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:47CGYTJ Brodie: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 14:49LAKJack Johnson: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:45CGYRobyn Regehr: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 2:50LAKKevin Westgarth: Interference2 min
  6. P2 10:17CGYCraig Conroy: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 7:34LAKDrew Doughty: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 18:25LAKBrad Richardson: High sticking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CGY
47% to win53% to win
← LAK attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Jokinen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKCGY
22Shots on goal32
1.1Expected goals2.6
50Shot attempts50
29Faceoffs won22
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
12Hits14
12Blocked shots19
7Giveaways12
6Takeaways5

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Stoll – Richardson5:27

    xG 0.36–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  2. Westgarth – Clifford – Schenn5:12

    xG 0.13–0.12 (53%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Williams – Stoll – Schenn2:30

    xG 0.06–0.16 (27%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Smyth – Brown – Kopitar15:16

    xG 0.29–0.41 (42%)attempts 17–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestScuderi – Johnson10:32

    xG 0.30–0.01 (96%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Mitchell – Doughty13:21

    xG 0.36–0.29 (55%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  3. Muzzin – Drewiske6:54

    xG 0.15–0.22 (41%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestMeyer – Sutter – Backlund2:00

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Morrison – Hagman – Jackman2:41

    xG 0.20–0.10 (66%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Iginla – Jokinen – Tanguay12:07

    xG 0.28–0.20 (58%)attempts 14–12goals 0–1

  4. Jackman – Glencross – Backlund3:21

    xG 0.07–0.02 (78%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Giordano9:32

    xG 0.62–0.24 (72%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. White – Brodie4:01

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Brodie2:25

    xG 0.18–0.04 (83%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

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.

CGY 2.6 xGLAK 1.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 19/100 · #941 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 78% of the time.

CGY winsLAK wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).