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Sat, Jan 26, 2013·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Los Angeles Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 63% of the time.

PHX winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK0931517431
PHX09114110233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:04LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Dustin Brown · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:57PHXMikkel BoedkerPPAssists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Radim Vrbata · Wrist, 0.47 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:08LAKAnze KopitarAssists: Justin Williams, Jake Muzzin · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:33LAKJeff CarterGWGAssists: Simon Gagne · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–1
  5. P3 0:22PHXShane DoanAssists: Lauri Korpikoski · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 8:35LAKJake MuzzinAssists: Kyle Clifford, Davis Drewiske · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–2
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 5:43LAKDrew Doughty: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 11:04PHXKeith Yandle: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 11:04PHXDerek Morris: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P1 17:45LAKDwight King: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 2:07LAKJake Muzzin: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 2:07LAKColin Fraser: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 8:09PHXShane Doan: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 8:51LAKMike Richards: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 14:10LAKKyle Clifford: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 14:10PHXKyle Chipchura: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 15:00PHXAntoine Vermette: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 1:05LAKJustin Williams: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 14:25PHXShane Doan: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 14:25LAKMike Richards: Fighting5 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 SOG0PHX
43% to win57% to win
← LAK attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKPHX
31Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals3.4
57Shot attempts59
36Faceoffs won27
4Power plays6
22Penalty minutes18
33Hits35
12Blocked shots15
2Giveaways7
4Takeaways6

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. Stoll – Lewis – King9:12

    xG 0.24–0.29 (45%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  2. Williams – Brown – Kopitar10:59

    xG 0.38–0.43 (47%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  3. Carter – Richards – Clifford7:13

    xG 0.19–0.25 (43%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Gagne – Fraser – Nolan5:35

    xG 0.09–0.28 (24%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMuzzin – Drewiske7:30

    xG 0.64–0.05 (93%)attempts 12–3goals 3–0

  2. Martinez – Voynov13:34

    xG 0.36–0.24 (60%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Martinez – Doughty2:08

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestVrbata – Hanzal – Boedker12:10

    xG 0.60–0.33 (65%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Sullivan – Doan – Vermette4:45

    xG 0.24–0.09 (72%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Sullivan – Vermette – Moss4:05

    xG 0.17–0.06 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Bolduc – Chipchura – Johnson3:09

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMorris – Yandle15:24

    xG 0.54–0.40 (57%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  2. Stone – Ekman-Larsson4:39

    xG 0.08–0.07 (53%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  3. Michalek – Schlemko2:56

    xG 0.07–0.10 (42%)attempts 2–2goals 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.

PHX 3.4 xGLAK 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 71/100 · #223 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.93 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 63% of the time.

PHX winsLAK wins

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

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