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Thu, Mar 14, 2013·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Los Angeles Kings 3, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 54% of the time.

SJS winsLAK wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK01617214337
SJS1621317426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:09SJSBrent BurnsAssists: Logan Couture, Patrick Marleau · Wrist, 0.31 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:07SJSMatt IrwinPPAssists: Ryane Clowe, Scott Gomez · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:34SJSLogan CouturePPAssists: Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle · Slap, 0.06 xG0–3
  4. P2 9:48LAKDustin BrownPPAssists: Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 0:27SJSLogan CoutureGWGAssists: Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P3 12:48LAKDustin BrownAssists: Justin Williams, Rob Scuderi · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–4
  7. P3 16:40LAKDwight KingAssists: Rob Scuderi, Keaton Ellerby · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:21SJSPatrick Marleau: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 19:33SJSTommy Wingels: Holding2 min
  3. P2 5:59SJSAndrew Desjardins: Fighting5 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:59LAKJake Muzzin: Instigator face shield2 min · PPG
  5. P2 5:59LAKJake Muzzin: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 5:59LAKJake Muzzin: Fighting5 min · PPG
  7. P2 5:59LAKJake Muzzin: Misconduct10 min
  8. P2 9:27SJSJustin Braun: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 16:16LAKSlava Voynov: Interference2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
43% to win57% to win
← LAK attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Thornton won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

LAKSJS
37Shots on goal26
3.1Expected goals2.9
68Shot attempts55
27Faceoffs won41
3Power plays3
21Penalty minutes11
27Hits24
15Blocked shots24
13Giveaways16
3Takeaways11

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. bestStoll – Lewis – King11:45

    xG 1.06–0.59 (64%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  2. Williams – Brown – Kopitar12:04

    xG 0.65–0.22 (75%)attempts 17–5goals 1–1

  3. Fraser – Clifford – Nolan5:56

    xG 0.26–0.49 (34%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  4. Carter – Richards – Penner9:44

    xG 0.19–0.56 (26%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestScuderi – Voynov14:17

    xG 1.32–0.76 (63%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0

  2. Martinez – Ellerby6:49

    xG 0.16–0.07 (70%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Martinez – Voynov4:15

    xG 0.10–0.01 (89%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. Handzus – Burish – Desjardins6:16

    xG 0.19–0.29 (39%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Marleau – Clowe – Pavelski11:09

    xG 0.06–0.54 (10%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0

  3. Gomez – Sheppard – Wingels8:41

    xG 0.07–1.11 (6%)attempts 4–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Boyle – Irwin11:52

    xG 0.50–0.51 (50%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  2. Stuart – Murray10:04

    xG 0.12–0.29 (29%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Braun10:55

    xG 0.42–1.19 (26%)attempts 5–14goals 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.

SJS 2.9 xGLAK 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSLAK

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 68/100 · #240 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 56% (winner's lowest chance)
LAK 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 54% of the time.

SJS winsLAK wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).