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Thu, Nov 17, 2011·Honda Center, Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 5, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

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

ANA winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK01421339536
ANA013111214338

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:54LAKMike RichardsAssists: Andrei Loktionov, Slava Voynov · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:19ANAAndrew CoglianoAssists: Saku Koivu, Teemu Selanne · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:28LAKSimon GagneSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:45LAKSlava VoynovPPAssists: Simon Gagne, Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.33 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:24ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Kurtis Foster · Tip-in, 0.41 xG3–2
  6. P3 13:35ANAAndrew CoglianoAssists: Luca Sbisa, Teemu Selanne · Deflected, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:59LAKAnze KopitarGWGAssists: Justin Williams, Rob Scuderi · Backhand, 0.08 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:22LAKMike RichardsENAssists: Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.54 xG5–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:51LAKJonathan Quick: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 1:46LAKKyle Clifford: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 1:46ANASheldon Brookbank: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 6:38LAKSlava Voynov: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 13:36ANASaku Koivu: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 0:49ANAToni Lydman: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 3:28ANAToni Lydman: Interference2 min
  8. P3 3:28ANAToni Lydman: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P3 6:29LAKEthan Moreau: Holding2 min · PPG
  10. P3 17:30LAKJack Johnson: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 0:00ANARyan Getzlaf: Hooking2 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 SOG0ANA
45% to win55% to win
← LAK attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kopitar won the faceoff against Getzlaf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKANA
36Shots on goal38
3.9Expected goals3.4
67Shot attempts67
38Faceoffs won30
4Power plays4
13Penalty minutes15
21Hits25
11Blocked shots18
6Giveaways8
4Takeaways4

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. bestGagne – Williams – Kopitar11:53

    xG 1.03–0.24 (81%)attempts 17–8goals 1–1

  2. Brown – Richards – Loktionov10:05

    xG 0.38–0.35 (53%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  3. Moreau – Fraser – Lewis4:36

    xG 0.13–0.18 (41%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Stoll – Richardson – Clifford9:15

    xG 0.16–0.36 (31%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Doughty15:23

    xG 0.86–0.63 (58%)attempts 20–14goals 0–1

  2. Mitchell – Scuderi2:13

    xG 0.10–0.02 (84%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Mitchell – Voynov14:12

    xG 0.30–0.48 (39%)attempts 8–17goals 1–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestHagman – McMillan – Smith-Pelly5:00

    xG 0.37–0.09 (80%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  2. Hagman – Getzlaf – Perry4:25

    xG 0.16–0.01 (93%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Getzlaf – Perry – Ryan10:03

    xG 0.35–0.33 (52%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  4. Gordon – Beleskey – Macenauer7:22

    xG 0.22–0.23 (49%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrookbank – Sbisa9:24

    xG 0.44–0.27 (62%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Lydman – Foster13:43

    xG 0.43–0.43 (50%)attempts 15–16goals 0–1

  3. Beauchemin – Fowler15:25

    xG 0.66–0.78 (46%)attempts 18–16goals 1–0

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.

ANA 3.4 xGLAK 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANALAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #73 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.25 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +45 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.

ANA winsLAK wins

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

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