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Thu, Oct 27, 2011·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Los Angeles Kings 5, Dallas Stars 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 58% of the time.

DAL winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK0931228529
DAL11101329333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:01DALTrevor DaleyPPAssists: Loui Eriksson, Jamie Benn · Snap, 0.37 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:47LAKJustin WilliamsAssists: Slava Voynov, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:27LAKScott ParseAssists: Mike Richards, Dustin Brown · Snap, 0.19 xG2–1
  4. P2 15:21LAKSlava VoynovPPAssists: Dustin Brown, Mike Richards · Slap, 0.14 xG3–1
  5. P3 3:03DALMichael RyderAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Brenden Morrow · Wrist, 0.35 xG3–2
  6. P3 7:20DALEric NystromAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Radek Dvorak · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 13:08LAKSlava VoynovGWGAssists: Kyle Clifford, Ethan Moreau · Slap, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:33LAKDustin BrownENAssists: Mike Richards, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.55 xG5–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 8:34DALMike Ribeiro: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 8:34LAKScott Parse: Interference2 min
  3. P1 12:10LAKTrevor Lewis: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P1 17:02DALJamie Benn: Interference2 min
  5. P1 17:39DALAdam Burish: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 7:13DALJamie Benn: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 11:51LAKScott Parse: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 14:01DALSheldon Souray: Hooking2 min · PPG
  9. P2 16:01LAKEthan Moreau: Holding the stick2 min
  10. P2 18:06DALBrenden Morrow: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 0:56LAKScott Parse: Interference2 min
  12. P3 14:28DALBrenden Morrow: Hooking2 min
  13. P3 17:05LAKDustin Brown: 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.

LAK00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DAL
45% to win55% to win
← LAK attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Ott won the faceoff against Kopitar
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKDAL
29Shots on goal33
3.7Expected goals3.2
67Shot attempts59
33Faceoffs won35
6Power plays5
12Penalty minutes14
24Hits32
11Blocked shots25
7Giveaways10
9Takeaways7

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. Moreau – Lewis – Clifford4:03

    xG 0.03–0.03 (49%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  2. Gagne – Williams – Kopitar8:44

    xG 0.29–0.33 (46%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  3. Stoll – Richardson – Penner7:02

    xG 0.11–0.17 (39%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  4. Brown – Richards – Parse9:28

    xG 0.26–0.44 (37%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMitchell – Voynov11:31

    xG 0.66–0.44 (60%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  2. Scuderi – Johnson13:59

    xG 0.55–0.45 (55%)attempts 11–17goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Martinez8:12

    xG 0.12–0.21 (37%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrow – Ribeiro – Ryder11:45

    xG 0.92–0.34 (73%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  2. Dvorak – Fiddler – Nystrom7:40

    xG 0.20–0.15 (57%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  3. Burish – Dowell – Wandell5:37

    xG 0.24–0.25 (49%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

  4. Ott – Eriksson – Benn6:46

    xG 0.31–0.46 (40%)attempts 10–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestDaley – Grossmann10:46

    xG 0.41–0.14 (75%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Souray – Robidas11:01

    xG 0.52–0.34 (61%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  3. Fistric – Goligoski12:01

    xG 0.26–0.73 (26%)attempts 10–15goals 0–1

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.

DAL 3.2 xGLAK 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #68 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.26 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +39 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 58% of the time.

DAL winsLAK wins

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

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-5
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-1
0
+1
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).