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Tue, Jan 17, 2012·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 61% of the time.

VAN winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
LAK115110012042341
VAN01019112021233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:06LAKDustin PennerAssists: Drew Doughty, Rob Scuderi · Deflected, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:41VANDaniel SedinPPAssists: Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:14LAKJustin WilliamsPPAssists: Willie Mitchell, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:00VANDavid BoothAssists: Jannik Hansen, Cody Hodgson · Wrist, 0.26 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. VAN Mason Raymond stopped
  2. 2. LAK Justin Williams scored
  3. 3. VAN Cody Hodgson stopped
  4. 4. LAK Jack Johnson stopped
  5. 5. VAN Alexandre Burrows scored
  6. 6. LAK Mike Richards scored
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 15:11LAKColin Fraser: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 1:45LAKWillie Mitchell: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:45LAKColin Fraser: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 3:45VANKeith Ballard: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 13:22VANMaxim Lapierre: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 15:50LAKMike Richards: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 18:50VANJannik Hansen: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 8:51LAKDrew Doughty: 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 SOG0VAN
45% to win55% to win
← LAK attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Richards won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKVAN
41Shots on goal33
2.9Expected goals2.2
59Shot attempts61
28Faceoffs won38
2Power plays4
13Penalty minutes9
36Hits28
19Blocked shots14
3Giveaways13
12Takeaways8

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. bestRichardson – Lewis – Loktionov10:46

    xG 0.66–0.19 (78%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Williams – Brown – Kopitar14:12

    xG 0.58–0.26 (69%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  3. Hunter – Fraser – Clifford4:42

    xG 0.20–0.01 (95%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Stoll – Richards – Penner12:27

    xG 0.61–0.65 (48%)attempts 11–14goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestScuderi – Doughty15:41

    xG 0.85–0.36 (70%)attempts 16–14goals 1–0

  2. Greene – Johnson15:50

    xG 0.51–0.14 (78%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  3. Mitchell – Voynov13:28

    xG 0.91–0.69 (57%)attempts 17–17goals 0–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestBooth – Hansen – Hodgson3:14

    xG 0.45–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 1–0

  2. Higgins – Kesler – Booth7:35

    xG 0.17–0.17 (50%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  3. Higgins – Kesler – Raymond4:29

    xG 0.21–0.29 (42%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  4. Malhotra – Lapierre – Weise6:41

    xG 0.16–0.30 (35%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Edler4:15

    xG 0.14–0.05 (74%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  2. Rome – Edler13:18

    xG 0.62–0.61 (50%)attempts 14–12goals 1–1

  3. Hamhuis – Rome2:06

    xG 0.09–0.09 (49%)attempts 3–2goals 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.

VAN 2.2 xGLAK 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 67/100 · #371 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.90 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50VAN 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, Los Angeles Kings win this game 61% of the time.

VAN winsLAK wins

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

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