Mon, Dec 27, 2010·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose
Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 77% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 016 | 014 | 47 | 437 |
| SJS | 06 | 08 | 010 | 024 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P3 2:08LAKTrevor LewisGWGAssists: Brad Richardson · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
- P3 3:19LAKMarco SturmAssists: Anze Kopitar, Matt Greene · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–0
- P3 6:49LAKDustin BrownAssists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–0
- P3 18:00LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson · Backhand, 0.20 xG4–0
Penalties (8)
- P1 12:26SJSRyane Clowe: Roughing2 min
- P1 19:13LAKJustin Williams: Slashing2 min
- P2 6:48SJSScott Nichol: Fighting5 min
- P2 6:48LAKBrad Richardson: Fighting5 min
- P3 8:36SJSKent Huskins: Tripping2 min
- P3 8:57LAKDrew Doughty: Slashing2 min
- P3 17:22LAKDavis Drewiske: Holding2 min
- P3 17:32SJSPatrick Marleau: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Thornton
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestSturm – Brown – Kopitar11:10
xG 0.81–0.08 (91%)attempts 15–7goals 2–0
- Smyth – Williams – Stoll13:07
xG 0.82–0.53 (61%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0
- Richardson – Lewis – Westgarth5:00
xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0
- Handzus – Simmonds – Clifford12:47
xG 0.01–0.18 (7%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJohnson – Doughty21:12
xG 1.39–0.34 (80%)attempts 22–14goals 2–0
- Martinez – Drewiske10:11
xG 0.90–0.12 (88%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0
- Scuderi – Greene17:37
xG 0.46–0.61 (43%)attempts 17–18goals 1–0
San Jose Sharks
Forward lines
- bestClowe – Ferriero – Couture12:32
xG 0.37–0.11 (78%)attempts 16–4goals 0–1
- Pavelski – Setoguchi – McGinn8:38
xG 0.22–0.76 (23%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1
- Thornton – Marleau – Heatley13:19
xG 0.20–0.79 (20%)attempts 11–17goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- Boyle – Vlasic2:42
xG 0.02–0.03 (35%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
- Boyle – Joslin3:29
xG 0.13–0.17 (43%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1
- Vlasic – Joslin2:03
xG 0.06–0.11 (37%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
SJS's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SJS is favoured, below it LAK. Dots are goals.
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 77% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (SJS − LAK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).