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Sun, Apr 21, 2013·STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Dallas Stars 3, Los Angeles Kings 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Los Angeles Kings win this game 59% of the time.

LAK winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DAL0521011200327
LAK191711114431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:06LAKMike RichardsAssists: Dustin Penner, Jeff Carter · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:12LAKDustin BrownAssists: Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:32DALLoui ErikssonAssists: Ray Whitney, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:54DALAntoine RousselAssists: Ryan Garbutt, Alex Goligoski · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:43DALAlex GoligoskiAssists: Cody Eakin, Reilly Smith · Slap, 0.23 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:59LAKDustin BrownPPAssists: Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar · Wrist, 0.32 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:08LAKJeff CarterGWGAssists: Mike Richards, Drew Doughty · Tip-in, 0.14 xG3–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 5:18DALReilly Smith: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 9:11DALBrenden Dillon: Interference2 min
  3. P1 12:53LAKDrew Doughty: Holding2 min
  4. P1 16:33LAKKyle Clifford: Slashing2 min
  5. P1 17:09DALErik Cole: Holding2 min
  6. P2 5:37DALAaron Rome: Interference2 min
  7. P2 10:35DALRyan Garbutt: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 12:41LAKDustin Penner: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P2 15:01LAKMike Richards: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 15:01DALVernon Fiddler: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 2:22DALBrenden Dillon: Roughing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 6:21LAKBrad Richardson: High sticking2 min
  13. P3 9:09LAKDustin Brown: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 9:09DALPhilip Larsen: Roughing2 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
43% to win57% to win
← DAL attackLAK attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stoll won the faceoff against Benn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALLAK
27Shots on goal31
3.6Expected goals4.3
49Shot attempts83
13Faceoffs won42
4Power plays6
16Penalty minutes12
32Hits46
19Blocked shots7
10Giveaways13
4Takeaways8

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. bestWhitney – Eriksson – Benn12:08

    xG 1.22–0.70 (63%)attempts 13–17goals 1–1

  2. Smith – Eakin – Garbutt8:38

    xG 0.42–0.21 (66%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  3. Cole – Fiddler – Nystrom8:26

    xG 0.05–0.34 (12%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Wandell – Roussel – MacDermid2:21

    xG 0.00–0.43 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Dillon13:58

    xG 1.57–0.75 (68%)attempts 18–19goals 2–2

  2. Robidas – Daley14:11

    xG 0.51–0.68 (43%)attempts 10–16goals 1–0

  3. Rome – Larsen6:17

    xG 0.00–0.52 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Los Angeles Kings

Forward lines

  1. bestRichardson – Clifford – Nolan5:50

    xG 0.26–0.04 (86%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Williams – Brown – Kopitar9:25

    xG 0.70–0.76 (48%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  3. Stoll – Lewis – King6:59

    xG 0.58–0.67 (46%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  4. Carter – Richards – Penner7:52

    xG 0.16–0.52 (23%)attempts 4–7goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Muzzin8:05

    xG 0.79–0.13 (86%)attempts 14–2goals 1–0

  2. Regehr – Doughty13:32

    xG 0.40–0.79 (34%)attempts 12–13goals 0–1

  3. Scuderi – Voynov11:47

    xG 0.70–1.09 (39%)attempts 13–12goals 1–2

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 4.3 xGDAL 3.6 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 91/100 · #76 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.29 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50LAK 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 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 59% 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).