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Thu, Jan 12, 2012·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Dallas Stars 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 57% of the time.

LAK winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
DAL21611119021538
LAK01621427040441

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:04DALLoui ErikssonAssists: Tom Wandell, Brenden Morrow · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:55DALEric NystromAssists: Radek Dvorak · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–0
  3. P2 6:16LAKAnze KopitarPPAssists: Jack Johnson, Justin Williams · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:14DALAlex GoligoskiAssists: Michael Ryder, Brenden Morrow · Slap, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:22LAKTrevor LewisAssists: Brad Richardson, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:38LAKJack JohnsonPPAssists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · Slap, 0.13 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:55LAKDustin BrownPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams · Tip-in, 0.25 xG3–4
  8. P3 14:35DALLoui ErikssonPPAssists: Michael Ryder, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. LAK Jarret Stoll stopped
  2. 2. DAL Michael Ryder stopped
  3. 3. LAK Dustin Brown stopped
  4. 4. DAL Loui Eriksson scored
  5. 5. LAK Trevor Lewis stopped
Penalties (21)
  1. P1 3:12DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 3:12LAKJustin Williams: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 4:59LAKBrad Richardson: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P1 16:51DALJamie Benn: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 4:17DALSheldon Souray: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 12:52DALSheldon Souray: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 16:00LAKRob Scuderi: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P3 1:01LAKMike Richards: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 1:53DALBrenden Morrow: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 5:28DALMichael Ryder: Tripping2 min · PPG
  11. P3 6:12DALMark Fistric: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  12. P3 8:15DALRadek Dvorak: Slashing2 min · PPG
  13. P3 9:50LAKMike Richards: Slashing2 min
  14. P3 12:12DALBrenden Morrow: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 12:12LAKMike Richards: Instigator face shield2 min
  16. P3 12:12LAKMike Richards: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  17. P3 12:12LAKMike Richards: Fighting5 min · PPG
  18. P3 12:12LAKMike Richards: Game misconduct10 min
  19. OT 4:38DALSheldon Souray: Roughing2 min
  20. OT 4:38LAKDrew Doughty: Misconduct10 min
  21. OT 4:38LAKDrew Doughty: Charging2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0LAK
45% to win55% to win
← DAL attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Fiddler won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALLAK
38Shots on goal41
4.2Expected goals3.7
67Shot attempts63
33Faceoffs won28
6Power plays7
23Penalty minutes41
37Hits39
12Blocked shots11
9Giveaways19
4Takeaways7

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestPetersen – Burish – Dowell2:20

    xG 0.21–0.02 (90%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Burish – Dowell – Benn2:01

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Ryder – Ott – Benn10:15

    xG 0.55–0.52 (52%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  4. Morrow – Eriksson – Wandell6:28

    xG 0.40–0.42 (49%)attempts 7–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDaley – Grossmann12:17

    xG 0.73–0.40 (65%)attempts 18–9goals 0–1

  2. Souray – Robidas12:49

    xG 0.77–0.51 (60%)attempts 13–15goals 1–0

  3. Fistric – Goligoski10:39

    xG 0.24–0.73 (25%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Brown – Kopitar9:31

    xG 1.06–0.94 (53%)attempts 17–9goals 0–1

  2. Stoll – Brown – Penner2:57

    xG 0.03–0.10 (23%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Hunter – Fraser – Clifford6:30

    xG 0.12–0.21 (36%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

  4. Richardson – Lewis – Loktionov7:41

    xG 0.22–0.35 (38%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Mitchell – Voynov10:45

    xG 0.53–0.75 (41%)attempts 14–13goals 0–1

  2. Greene – Johnson9:04

    xG 0.71–0.98 (42%)attempts 10–14goals 1–1

  3. Scuderi – Doughty15:47

    xG 0.39–0.67 (37%)attempts 10–12goals 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.

LAK 3.7 xGDAL 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

LAKDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #20 of 1230 this seasonSwing 3.04 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 57% of the time.

LAK winsDAL wins

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

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